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Its shape, position and reproductive cycling vary across species, with many mammals having oestrous rather than menstrual cycles. Human uterine conditions include fibroids, adenomyosis and cancers.","purpose":"Let an agent explain the uterus in clinical and biological terms, relay its structure, function and variation across species, relay information on conditions and care from clinical sources, and route personal health questions to clinicians.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Endometrium, myometrium and perimetrium layers","Cyclical change","Powerful contraction in labour","Species variation in shape"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"anatomy","name":"Anatomy","description":"Structure and function.","layers":[{"id":"structure","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","findings":[{"id":"structure-finding","name":"Structure","description":"Structure.","questions":[{"text":"How is the uterus built, and how does it relate to the rest of the reproductive system?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral and clinical?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"function","name":"Function","description":"Function.","findings":[{"id":"function-finding","name":"Function","description":"Function.","questions":[{"text":"How does the uterus function in the menstrual cycle, pregnancy and birth?","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Which entry fits pregnancy?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"health","name":"Health","description":"Conditions and care.","layers":[{"id":"conditions","name":"Conditions","description":"Conditions.","findings":[{"id":"conditions-finding","name":"Conditions","description":"Conditions.","questions":[{"text":"What conditions affect the uterus, in general terms, and what signs do health bodies advise checking?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the user describing symptoms, which need a clinician?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"care","name":"Care","description":"Care and procedures.","findings":[{"id":"care-finding","name":"Care","description":"Care.","questions":[{"text":"What screening, treatments and procedures exist, from contraception to hysterectomy, in general terms?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which references are standard?","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]},{"id":"biology","name":"Biology","description":"Development and species.","layers":[{"id":"development","name":"Development","description":"Development and variants.","findings":[{"id":"development-finding","name":"Development","description":"Development.","questions":[{"text":"How does the uterus develop, and what congenital variants exist?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits uterine malformation?","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"species","name":"Species","description":"Across species.","findings":[{"id":"species-finding","name":"Species","description":"Species.","questions":[{"text":"How does the uterus differ across mammals, and how is it used in veterinary and food contexts?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which entry fits animal reproduction?","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"context","name":"Context","description":"Research and society.","layers":[{"id":"research","name":"Research","description":"Research.","findings":[{"id":"research-finding","name":"Research","description":"Research.","questions":[{"text":"What are current research directions, such as uterus transplantation and engineered tissue, with sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which sources are cited?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"society","name":"Society","description":"Society and rights.","findings":[{"id":"society-finding","name":"Society","description":"Society.","questions":[{"text":"How do law and society treat reproductive health and rights, with positions attributed?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the presentation neutral?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Explain the anatomy and functions of the uterus from medical sources.","Direct people to qualified care for symptoms, pregnancy or menstrual problems."],"mustNot":["Diagnose a condition or give treatment advice for a person's uterus in place of a clinician.","Share a person's reproductive health information without consent.","Use reproductive health data to track, judge or prosecute a person.","Present contested reproductive questions as settled in one direction."],"requiresHuman":["Any decision about procedures, pregnancy or fertility, which belongs to the person and their clinician."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Reproductive health is deeply private and in some places is policed by law.","Women's pain and symptoms have often been dismissed; accurate information matters."],"affectedParties":["Women and people with a uterus","Patients in reproductive care","Their families"]},"owners":{"steward":"Each person's body is their own; clinicians keep medical records under confidentiality law.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q112826975","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q4620674","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"Q66545296","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"sex organ","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"organ with organ cavity","type":"related","note":"in registry terms"},{"target":"female reproductive system","type":"related","note":"the system"},{"target":"fallopian tube","type":"related","note":"and the vagina through the cervix"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.uterus","Wikidata: Q9612 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9612)","TA2: uterus Terminologia Anatomica","MeSH: D014599 uterus"]},"properties":{"applicability":"required","items":["non-pregnant length: about 7-8 cm - adult human","mass: about 60 g - non-pregnant adult human"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"required","items":["Muscular organ for gestation","Connected to tubes, cervix and vagina","The ovaries produce eggs; the cervix is the lower part of the uterus","A pear-shaped muscular organ in the pelvis, about the size of a fist in a non-pregnant adult human."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["explain structure and function","describe variation across species","relay conditions and care in general terms","route personal questions to clinicians"]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Uterine conditions include fibroids, adenomyosis, infections and cancers.","Complications can occur in pregnancy and birth.","Agents may give inappropriate personal medical advice."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["Clinical guidelines in gynaecology and obstetrics","Regulation of uterus transplantation and reproductive technologies","Veterinary and meat inspection rules for animal organs"]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Supporting pregnancy and birth.","human uterus","uterine forms across mammals such as bicornuate uteri of pigs and cattle","congenital variants such as the T-shaped uterus","the uterus in pregnancy and after menopause","engineered and transplanted uteri in research and medicine"]}},"sources":[{"title":"Wikidata item Q9612: uterus","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9612","note":"identity and sense of the item"},{"title":"Wikipedia: Uterus","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uterus","note":"general description of the item"}],"openQuestions":["Should uterine conditions be separate primary entries?","How should clinical guidelines be linked?","The registry entry has merged aliases naming animal uteri and variants; should they be split off?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-q9612/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-q9612/spec.json"],"providers":["Claude"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T22:59:37Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"filled","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:35+00:00: completeness 1.00; sense: Wikidata description; 2 live sources; review by codex: pass"},"score":1.0}}