The connective tissue of the pelvic floor extending from the fibrous subserous coat of the supracervical portion of the uterus laterally between the layers of the broad ligament. [para- + G. metra, uterus]
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the layer of connective tissue surrounding the uterus.
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para·me·tri·um (par″ə-meґtre-əm) pl. parameґtria [para- + Gr. mētra uterus] [TA] the extension of the subserous coat of the portion of the uterus just above the cervix, out laterally between the layers of the broad ligament.Medical dictionary. 2011.