uterus C1 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/ See IPA manual Freq #13524 Meanings 1 noun a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females 2 noun A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hollow muscular organ in... womb 2 noun · a reproductive organ of... bellymatrixmetrawomb Word family Forms uterine Derived forms uterine Related forms hysterahysterectomyhysteria Etymology Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uteruslbor. English uterus Learned borrowing from Latin uterus. Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # uterus **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/ **Frequency rank:** 13524 ## Meanings 1. a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females 2. A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth. ## Derived Forms - uterine ## Related Forms - hystera - hysterectomy - hysteria ## Etymology Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úd Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *úderos Latin uteruslbor. English uterus Learned borrowing from Latin uterus. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown