uterus

noun/ˈjuːtərəs/

Frequency rank: #8,624 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

the hollow muscular organ in female mammals in which offspring develop before birth; the womb.

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Example sentence

The doctor explained that the baby develops inside the uterus during pregnancy.

Synonyms & related words

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