uterus, womb
(noun) a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
(anatomy) The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
• matrix (now archaic)
• metra
• womb
• suture
Source: Wiktionary
U"te*rus, n. Etym: [L.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: 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 Etym: [NL.] uterus masculinus.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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