uterus
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See also: utérus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus (plural uteri or uteruses)
- (anatomy) An organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb.
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Translations[edit]
womb — see womb
External links[edit]
- 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
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Latin[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
uterus m (genitive uterī); second declension
Inflection[edit]
| Number | 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[edit]
- ^ “utero” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2
