English > uterus: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus. |
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| Synonym | womb |
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| Part of | female reproductive system | The reproductive system of females |
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| Parts | Fallopian tube, uterine tube, oviduct | Either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus |
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| cervix, uterine cervix, cervix uteri | necklike opening to the uterus |
| endometrium | (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus |
| myometrium | The smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus |
| placenta | The vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring / transferring wastes from the developing fetus |
| uterine artery, arteria uterina | A branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina |
| uterine cavity | The space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes |
| Narrower | venter | The womb |
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| Broader | female internal reproductive organ | The reproductive organs of a woman |
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| Spanish | madre, matriz, seno, útero |
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| Catalan | mare, matriu, si, úter |
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| Adjectives | uterine | of or involving the uterus |
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