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Embryonic Structures > Gestational Sac

Preferred term

Gestational Sac  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Round-shaped structure usually located in the upper fundus of the UTERUS in early pregnancy. It comprises EMBRYO; AMNIOTIC FLUID; and YOLK SAC. It is visible in PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY by the fifth week of pregnancy. Its size is often used to determine and monitor GESTATIONAL AGE; FETAL GROWTH; and PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS.

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Synonym(s)

  • Gestation Sac

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DNGXTT5D-D

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