uterus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.4 External links 1.5 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Inflection 2.4.2 Related terms 2.4.3 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin uterus (“‘womb, belly’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈjuː.təɹ.əs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Hyphenation: u‧ter‧us

[edit] 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.

[edit] Synonyms

• metra
• womb

[edit] Derived terms

• uterine
• corpus uteri

[edit] Related terms

• hystera
• hysteria
• hysterectomy
• in utero

[edit] Translations

[edit] External links

• uterus in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• uterus in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• uterus at OneLook® Dictionary Search

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of erstuu
• suture

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative forms

• uterum

[edit] Etymology

Compare ūter (“‘bag, bottle’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈu.te.rus/

[edit] Noun

uterus (genitive uterī); m, second declension

1. womb, uterus
2. fetus, newborn
3. belly, paunch

[edit] Inflection

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

[edit] Related terms

• ūter
• uterculus
• uterīnus

[edit] Descendants

• English: uterus
• French: utérus
• Italian: utero
• Spanish: útero