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| u·ter·us [ ytərəss ] (plural u·ter·us·es or u·ter·i [ ytə r ]) |
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1. womb: a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of female mammals, in which the embryo is nourished and develops before birth
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2. organ similar to mammalian womb: a structure in some animals that is similar to the mammalian womb, in which eggs or young develop
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| [17th century. < Latin, "belly, womb"] |
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