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Uterine Cancer DictionaryA-E | F-J | K-O | P-S | T-Ztransvaginal ultrasound (TVUS): A diagnostic procedure that uses ultrasound to examine the uterus, ovaries, cervix and vagina. This procedure can be used to help screen for and diagnose uterine cancer. uterine adenocarcinoma: Another name for uterine cancer. uterine cancer: A type of cancer in which a tumor grows in the uterus, usually in the endometrium. uterus: Also called the womb, the uterus is located above the vagina and is separated from the vagina by the cervix. The uterus is designed to nourish the developing fetus. vagina: The passage that leads from the outside of a woman's body into the uterus.
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