uterus

Noun

The organ in female mammals where offspring are conceived and gestate.
a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
A similar part in some non-mammals.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *úderos
Latin uterusbor.
English uterus
From Latin uterus (“womb, belly”), from Proto-Indo-European *úderos (“abdomen, stomach”), from *úd (“out, outward”) + *-eros (contrastive suffix).

Synonyms

womb, belly, matrix, metra

Scrabble Score: 6

uterus: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
uterus: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
uterus: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

uterus: valid Words With Friends Word