Biomaterial Database

Comparing Apples to Apples for Fibroids. 2020

Elizabeth A Stewart

From the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007889	Leiomyoma	A benign tumor derived from smooth muscle tissue, also known as a fibroid tumor. They rarely occur outside of the UTERUS and the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT but can occur in the SKIN and SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE, probably arising from the smooth muscle of small blood vessels in these tissues.	Fibroid,Fibroid Tumor,Fibroid Uterus,Fibroids, Uterine,Fibroma, Uterine,Fibromyoma,Leiomyoma, Uterine,Fibroid Tumors,Fibroid, Uterine,Fibroids,Fibromas, Uterine,Fibromyomas,Leiomyomas,Tumor, Fibroid,Tumors, Fibroid,Uterine Fibroid,Uterine Fibroids,Uterine Fibroma,Uterine Fibromas,Uterus, Fibroid
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001158	Arteries	The vessels carrying blood away from the heart.	Artery
D055357	Uterine Artery Embolization	The use of embolizing agents to block the arterial blood supply to parts or all of the UTERUS. The procedures are done to control bleeding or to cause destruction of uterine tissues.	Artery Embolization, Uterine,Artery Embolizations, Uterine,Embolization, Uterine Artery,Embolizations, Uterine Artery,Uterine Artery Embolizations
D027845	Malus	A plant genus in the family ROSACEAE, order Rosales, subclass Rosidae. It is best known as a source of the edible fruit (apple) and is cultivated in temperate climates worldwide.	Apple,Apple Tree,Crab Apple,Malus domestica,Apple Trees,Apple, Crab,Apples,Apples, Crab,Crab Apples,Tree, Apple,Trees, Apple
D063186	Uterine Myomectomy	Surgical removal of a LEIOMYOMA of the UTERUS.	Fibroidectomy,Myomectomy,Fibroidectomies,Myomectomies,Myomectomies, Uterine,Myomectomy, Uterine,Uterine Myomectomies