"uterus" meaning in English

See uterus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/ Audio: en-us-uterus.ogg Forms: uteri [plural], uteruses [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uterusbor. English uterus From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*úd}}, {{etymon|en|bor|la>uterus>womb|id=womb|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uterusbor. English uterus, {{uder|en|la|uterus||womb, belly}} Latin uterus (“womb, belly”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*úderos||abdomen, stomach}} Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), {{af|ine-pro|*úd|*-teros|alt2=*-eros|nocat=1|pos2=contrastive suffix|t1=out, outward}} *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|uteri|+}} uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
  1. (anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: belly, matrix, metra, womb
    Sense id: en-uterus-en-noun-tbgLMDu6 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (anatomy, countable) A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
    (zoology) A similar part in some non-mammals.
    Tags: countable Categories (topical): Anatomy, Zoology Synonyms: belly, matrix, metra, womb
    Sense id: en-uterus-en-noun-X79ZI1Cs Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 28 45 14 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 33 48 10 2 7 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cordiform uterus, corpus uteri, uterine, uterus bicornis, uterus didelphis, uterus didelphys Related terms: hystera, hysterectomy, hysteria, in utero, Müllerian duct (embryological precursor), internal genitalia

Inflected forms

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