- a hollow muscular organ lying within the pelvic cavity of female mammals. It houses the developing fetus and by contractions aids in its expulsion at parturition
Nontechnical name: womb - the corresponding organ in other animals
单词 | uterus |
释义 | WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 u•ter•us /ˈyutərəs/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. u•ter•i /ˈyutəˌraɪ/USA pronunciation u•ter•us•es. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
u•ter•us (yo̅o̅′tər əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. u•ter•i (yo̅o̅′tə rī′),USA pronunciation u•ter•us•es. [Anat., Zool.]
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: uterus /ˈjuːtərəs/ n ( pl uteri /ˈjuːtəˌraɪ/)
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