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Uterus

Also called Womb

AnatomyObstetrics & GynecologyImportant

Hollow, pear-shaped muscular organ in the female pelvis that houses a developing fetus and periodically sheds its lining to produce menstrual flow.

Korean

자궁

수정란이 착상하고 태아가 성장하는 여성 골반 내 속이 빈 근육성 배 모양의 장기.

French

Utérus

Organe musculaire creux en forme de poire dans le pelvis féminin où le fœtus se développe ; sa muqueuse se desquame périodiquement lors des menstruations.

Word parts

  • uter/oRoot(Latin) Uterus, womb

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