Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

  2. A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

    (countable)A similar part in some non-mammals.

More definitions
  • a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

Examples

12 sentences
  1. How do babies breathe when they're in the uterus?

    ruКак дышат младенцы, когда находятся в утробе?

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  2. The cervix is the lower, narrower part of the uterus.

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  3. Hysterectomy is the surgical removal of part or all of the uterus.

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  4. How do you expect me to have children when I don't have a uterus?

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  5. Are you more likely to get worse ovulation pains if you have a tipped uterus?

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Translations

1 languages

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

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Forms

plural: uteri / uteruses
Singularuterus
Pluraluteri / uteruses

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus:womb

Word family

11 related words

See also

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