uterus
[yoo-ter-uh s]
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noun, plural u·ter·i [yoo-tuh-rahy] /ˈyu təˌraɪ/, 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 of uterus
1605–15; < Latin: the womb, matrix; akin to Greek hystéra womb, Sanskrit udara belly
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Its passage to the Uterus may be interrupted, and the ovum lost and finally cast off.
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It consists of a discharge from the Vagina, or the Uterus through the Vagina.
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Inflammation of the Peritoneum covering the Uterus and its Appendages.
(b) Enlargements of the Uterus (hypertrophy or hyperplasia).
Uterus Rebecca est; parvulos in eo collidi necesse est, etiam usque ad periculum matris.
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uterus
noun plural uteri (ˈjuːtəˌraɪ)
Word Origin for uterus
C17: from Latin; compare Greek hustera womb, hoderos belly, Sanskrit udara belly
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uterus
[yōō′tər-əs]
n. pl. u•ter•us•es
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uterus
[yōō′tər-əs]
Plural uteri (yōō′tə-rī′) uteruses
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uterus
[(yooh-tuh-ruhs)]
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