Uterus

Word UTERUS
Character 6
Hyphenation u te rus
Pronunciations /ˈjuː.təɹ.əs/

Definitions and meanings of "Uterus"

What do we mean by uterus?

A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. noun

A corresponding part in other animals. noun

Pl. uteri (-rī). noun

The womb; that part of the female sexual passage to which a ripe ovum is conveyed from the ovary, and in which it is detained in gestation until the fetus is matured and expelled in parturition. noun

In invertebrates, as Vermes, a special section of the oviduct, or sundry appendages of the oviduct, which subserve a uterine function. Gegenbaur, Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 182. See cuts under germarium, Rhabdocœla, Cestoidea, and Nematoidea. In Fungi. See peridium. noun

Same as hernia of the uterus. noun

The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb. noun

A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append. noun

An organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb. noun

A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus noun

The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

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The word "uterus" in example sentences

And because my uterus is a hot topic around these parts, HBM asked me what I most loved and most hated about this second pregnancy. ❋ Kittenpie (2008)

The blogger who wrote that the uterus is an endocrine organ is correct. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

And it is no small matter, starting from temperature as a principle, to collect the cause of the origin of these parts, as if it were a necessary consequence for this part which they call the uterus to be formed in the embryo under the influence of cold but not under that of heat. ❋ Unknown (2002)

I know anatomical terminology can make people a little squeamish-as one of my guy friends pleaded when I was six months pregnant, "Could you please stop saying the word uterus?" ❋ Claire Lundberg (2012)

He is the same legislator who was privately admonished by the Republican House leadership for saying the word "uterus." ❋ By GAIL COLLINS (2011)

The guys who are left reading don't care if a writer with a uterus is in their magazine or anthology. ❋ Wendigomountain (2009)

The uterus is a hollow, pear-shaped organ located in a woman's lower abdomen, between the bladder and the rectum, that sheds its lining each month during menstruation and in which a fertilized egg (ovum) becomes implanted and the fetus develops. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The uterus is then closed, placed back inside the maternal abdomen, and the abdominal incision repaired. ❋ Unknown (2010)

(Currently, when prophylactic oophorectomies are done, the uterus is frequently kept in place.) ❋ Aka TBTAM (2009)

The uterus is designed to stretch and grow to accommodate a growing child. ❋ Apollosdtr (2009)

And my uterus is cursing Jasper for being so damned adorable. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Your uterus is just getting ready for the birth blah blah blah. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If the Church says that surgically implanting an embryo into a uterus is not in all cases immoral, then a woman contemplating surrogacy might say: Hey, I disagree with IVF. ❋ Unknown (2008)

A plushie uterus is not the distaff equivalent to a sex doll -- it's the distaff equivalent to plushie testicles. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Or the fact that a women can no longer experience a uterine orgasm after her uterus is removed, being public knowledge. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

The uterus is to a woman as the prostate is to a man, the ovaries are to a woman as the testicles are to man, and the clitoris is to a woman as the penis is to a man. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

The uterus is able to do all this because it is itself suspended from her spine by ligaments in a sling like fashion. ❋ Aka TBTAM (2007)

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