uterus
noun
uter·us
ˈyü-tə-rəs 
ˈyü-trəs
plural uteri
ˈyü-tə-ˌrī
or uteruses
or uteruses
1
: a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth
called also womb
2
: a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus in which eggs or young develop
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Sadly, due to a condition with her uterus, Elizabeth Ann is unable to reproduce.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
If the infection was in Crain’s uterus, the fetus would likely need to be removed with a surgery.
—Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
People with uteruses could be increasingly scared to get medical care, and history suggests that hospitals will be ever more cautious in treating them.
—Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The second miscarriage required undergoing a D&C to remove the tissue from the uterus.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
If the infection was in Crain’s uterus, the fetus would likely need to be removed with a surgery.
—Lizzie Presser and Kavitha Surana, CNN, 3 Nov. 2024
People with uteruses could be increasingly scared to get medical care, and history suggests that hospitals will be ever more cautious in treating them.
—Susan Rinkunas, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2024
The second miscarriage required undergoing a D&C to remove the tissue from the uterus.
—Mia Taylor, Parents, 16 Oct. 2024
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uterus
noun
uter·us
ˈyüt-ə-rəs
plural uteruses or uteri
-ˌrī
: the muscular organ of a female mammal in which the young develop before birth
called also womb
Medical Definition
uterus
noun
uter·us
ˈyüt-ə-rəs
plural uteri
-ˌrī
also uteruses
also uteruses
: an organ in female mammals for containing and usually for nourishing the young during development prior to birth that consists of a greatly modified and enlarged section of an oviduct (as in rodents and marsupials) or of the two oviducts united (as in the higher primates including humans), that has thick walls consisting of an outer serous layer, a very thick middle layer of smooth muscle, and an inner mucous layer containing numerous glands, and that during pregnancy undergoes great increase in size and change in the condition of its walls
called also womb
see cervix sense 2a, corpus uteri, endometrium, fundus sense c, myometrium, perimetriumLove words? Need even more definitions?
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