uterus

u·ter·us   (yōō'tər-əs)    n.   pl. u·ter·i (yōō'tə-rī') or u·ter·us·es A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb. A corresponding part in other animals. [Middle English, from Latin.]

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.

uterus 

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 CERVIX 2a, CORPUS UTERI

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.