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u⋅ter⋅us
[yoo-ter-uh
s] 
–noun, plural u⋅ter⋅i [yoo-tuh-rahy] , u⋅ter⋅us⋅es. Anatomy, Zoology.
[yoo-tuh-rahy] , u⋅ter⋅us⋅es. Anatomy, Zoology. | the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals. |
Origin:
1605–15; < L: the womb, matrix; akin to Gk hystéra womb, Skt udara belly
1605–15; < L: the womb, matrix; akin to Gk hystéra womb, Skt udara belly
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| u·ter·us (yōō'tər-əs) n. pl. u·ter·i (yōō'tə-rī') or u·ter·us·es
[Middle English, from Latin.] |
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Uterus
U"te*rus\, n. [L.]1. (Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb. Note: The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds to the uterus of the female and is called the male uterus, or [NL.] uterus masculinus. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
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Language Translation for : uterus
Spanish:
útero,
German:
der Uterus,
Japanese:
子宮
uterus [(yooh-tuh-ruhs)]
A pear-shaped organ in the female reproductive system where the embryo or fetus develops until birth. The strong muscles of the uterus help push the baby out of the mother's body.
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uterus
1615, from L. uterus "womb, belly" (pl. uteri), from PIE base *udero- "abdomen, womb, stomach" (cf. Skt. udaram "belly," Gk. hystera "womb," Lith. vederas "stomach," O.C.S. vedro "bucket").
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Main Entry: uter·us
Pronunciation: 'yüt-&-r&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural uteri /-"rI/ also uter·us·es
: an organ in female mammals for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development previous to birth that consists of a greatly modifiedand enlarged section of an oviduct or of the two oviducts united, that has thick walls consisting of an external serous coat, a very thick muscular coat of smooth muscle, and a mucous coat containingnumerous glands, and that during pregnancy undergoes great increase in size and change in the condition of its walls called also womb; —see
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uterus u·ter·us (y&oomacr;'tər-əs)
n. pl. u·ter·us·es or u·ter·i (y&oomacr;'tə-rī')
A hollow muscular organ consisting of a body, fundus, isthmus, and cervix located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals, in which the fertilized egg implants and develops into the fetus. Also called metra, womb.
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uterus (y 'tər-əs) Pronunciation Key
Plural uteri (y 'tə-rī') or uteruses
The hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the embryo develops. In most mammals the uterus is divided into two saclike parts, whereas in primates it is a single structure. It lies between the bladder and rectum and is attached to the vagina and the fallopian tubes. During the menstrual cycle (estrus), the lining of the uterus (endometrium) undergoes changes that permit the implantation of a fertilized egg. Also called womb. See more at menstrual cycle. |
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