Meaning of uterus

u•ter•us

Pronunciation: (y'tur-us), [key]

— pl. u•ter•i u•ter•us•es.

the enlarged, muscular, expandable portion of the oviduct in which the fertilized ovum implants and develops or rests during prenatal development; the womb of certain mammals.

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