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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
uterus
 
SYLLABICATION:u·ter·us
PRONUNCIATION:  ytr-s
NOUN:Inflected forms: pl. u·ter·i (yt-r) or u·ter·us·es
1. A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb. 2. A corresponding part in other animals.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Latin.
 
 
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