UTERUS


Meaning of UTERUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-tə-rəs, ˈyü-trəs ]

noun

( plural uter·us·es or uteri ˈyü-tə-ˌrī)

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, belly, womb; probably akin to Greek hoderos belly, Sanskrit udara

Date: 14th century

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.