Uterus

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1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.1 Hyphenation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Related terms 1.2.3 Translations

English

Pronunciation

IPN / 'jutɜrəs /

Hyphenation

u·ter·us

Noun

uterus (plural uteri or uteruses )

(technical term) An organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb.

Synonyms

• womb

Related terms

• uterine
• in utero

Translations

• Chinese: 子宮體 , 子宫体
• Czech: děloha f
• Dutch: baarmoeder f
• Estonian: emakas
• Finnish: kohtu
• French: utérus m
• German: Gebärmutter f
• Greek: μήτρα f
• Italian: utero m
• Japanese: 子宮 (しきゅう , shikyū)
• Korean: 자궁 [子宮] (jagung)
• Slovak: maternica f
• Spanish: útero m