uterus

/ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/

JUː · tə · ɹəs (3 syllables)

English Noun Top 13,715
Ad

Definition

A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uteruslbor. English uterus Learned borrowing from Latin uterus.

Ad

Related Words