uterus
noun
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.
uteruses
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pluralof uterus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She claimed to have a rare condition of having two uteruses and provided a fake NHS-branded letter apparently confirming the miscarriage, the court heard.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2025
ProPublica previously reported on two such cases in which miscarrying women in Texas died of sepsis after doctors delayed evacuating their uteruses.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
These were implanted in the uteruses of normal cows in Brazil, and one transgenic calf was born.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024
In a case reported in the Journal of the Chinese Medical Association in 2015, a woman with two uteruses underwent in vitro fertilization.
From Slate ● Mar. 28, 2019
Bicorn, bipartite, duplex, and double uteruses are so called according to the extent of the duplication.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
