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Webster 1913 Edition


Uterus

U′te-rus

,
Noun.
[L.]
1.
(Anat.)
The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.
☞ 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
[NL.]
uterus masculinus.
2.
(Zool.)
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Uterus

U'TERUS

,
Noun.
[L.] The womb.

Definition 2024


Uterus

Uterus

See also: uterus and utérus

German

Noun

Uterus m (genitive Uterus, plural Uteri)

  1. uterus

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  • uterin

uterus

uterus

See also: Uterus and utérus

English

Noun

uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)

  1. (anatomy) An organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb.

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Latin

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Etymology

uterus belongs to the same family as Latin venter, Ancient Greek ὅδερος (hóderos, belly, uterus), Sanskrit उदर (udara, belly, uterus) and Lithuanian vė̃daras (intestine, entrails), but the details are not clear.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension

  1. (anatomy) womb, uterus
  2. fetus, newborn
  3. belly, paunch

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative uterus uterī
genitive uterī uterōrum
dative uterō uterīs
accusative uterum uterōs
ablative uterō uterīs
vocative utere uterī

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References

  1. “utero” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2

Malay

Etymology

From Latin uterus (womb, belly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /utərus/

Noun

uterus (Jawi spelling اوتروس)

  1. (anatomy) Womb, uterus

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