SOUND, UTERINE
\sˈa͡ʊnd], \sˈaʊnd], \s_ˈaʊ_n_d]\
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An instrument, somewhat similar to a small male catheter, to be introduced into the cavity of the uterus, in the diagnosis of diseases of that viscus. When notched on the stem, it enables the size of the uterine cavity to be appreciated, and becomes a good hysterom’eter.
By Robley Dunglison