uterus

Pronunciation

• IPA: /'jutɜrəs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

Noun

Singular uterus

Plural uteruses or uteri

1. The uterus is the internal organ inside of a female mammal where an embryo grows into an infant ready to be born.

• A man does not have a uterus and cannot give birth.
• Female fish do not have a uterus, and so the embryo must grow inside of an egg outside of the body.

Parts of the body (edit)
head	ears - eyes - nose - mouth - chin
torso	neck - throat - shoulders - chest - ribs - abdomen - pelvis - back
internal organs	heart - lungs - liver - stomach - kidneys - intestines - bladder - ovaries - uterus
extremities	arms - hands - fingers - legs - feet - toes
sex organs	penis - vagina - testicle - ovary