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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Weakened Pelvic Muscles The pelvic muscles support the bladder, intestines, and, in women, the uterus.
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2025
The new study also showed rates of uterine corpus cancer, which affects the uterus's lining, have been rising at the same pace as breast cancer.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Placental abruption happens when the placenta separates from the uterus’ inner wall, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Benitez had — with assistance from the late prior Pope — considered a laparoscopic hysterectomy to remove his uterus and ovaries.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
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Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 18 Jan. 2025
The new study also showed rates of uterine corpus cancer, which affects the uterus's lining, have been rising at the same pace as breast cancer.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Placental abruption happens when the placenta separates from the uterus’ inner wall, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
Benitez had — with assistance from the late prior Pope — considered a laparoscopic hysterectomy to remove his uterus and ovaries.
—Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Uterus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uterus. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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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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