uterusnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈjuː.tər.əs/us/ˈjuː.t̬ɚ.əs/plural uteri uterusesthe organ in the body of a woman or other female mammal in which a baby develops before birth:
Conception is the moment when a fertilized egg implants itself in a woman's uterus.
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Sexual & reproductive organs
- amnion
- cervical
- corpus luteum
- descendens
- endometrial
- endometrium
- genitals
- gonad
- groin
- mons Veneris
- ovary
- oviduct
- ovule
- perineal
- perineum
- phallus
- pudendal
- pudendum
- testicle
- umbilical cord
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