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uterus

noun
🔊/ˈjuːtərəs/
🔊/ˈjuːtərəs/
 (anatomy解剖学)
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  1. the organ in women and female animals in which babies or young animals develop before they are born子宫
    • A scan determines the position of the baby in the uterus.扫描可确定胎儿在子宫里的位置。
    • the baby growing in her uterus在她子宫里发育的婴儿
    • the implantation of the fertilized ovum in the uterus受精卵在子宫内的植入
    synonym wombTopics Bodyc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • female
    preposition
    • in the/​somebody’s uterus
    • within the/​somebody’s uterus
    • out of the/​somebody’s uterus
    • …
    phrases
    • the lining of the uterus
    • the neck of the uterus
    • the wall of the uterus
    • …
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    Word OriginLatin.