uterusn.

Brit.

/ˈjuːt(ə)rəs/, U.S.

/ˈjudərəs/

Forms: Plural ‖ uteri /ˈjuːtəraɪ/.

Etymology: Latin; whence French utérus (Paré). Compare Italian utero, Spanish utero, Portuguese utero.

a. In the primates: The organ in which the young are conceived, developed, and protected till birth; the female organ of gestation; the womb.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > womb

wombeOE

innethc888

bosom971

bitc1000

motherc1300

cloisterc1386

mawc1390

flanka1398

marisa1400

matricea1400

clausterc1400

mater?a1425

matrix?a1425

wamec1425

bellyc1440

oven?1510

bermother1527

child's bed1535

bairn-bedc1550

uterus1615

kelder1647

ventera1656

childbed1863

the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > parts of

naileOE

uterus1615

hind-hand1796

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 222 It is called vterus properly in women.

1638 A. Read Man. Anat. Body of Man (new ed.) i. xxv. 239 The hypogastricall veins..[a]s soone as they come to be implanted into the substance of the uterus,..lose their owne coats.

1702 J. Drake in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1236 The Observation and Experiment being made on the Uterus of a Cow.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Matrix The Cavity of the Uterus.

1772 Med. Observ. & Inquiries (ed. 2) IV. 388 The History of a fatal Inversion of the Uterus.

1834 Owen in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 124 333 A Description of the Impregnated Uterus of the Kangaroo.

1837 Baly tr. Müller Elem. Physiol. 1580 An examination of recently impregnated uteri.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. iv. 123 In all mammals the uterus is developed from two simple primitive tubes.

in extended use.1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Generation Every Herb and Tree bears its Seed after its Kind; which being thrown into the Earth, as into its Uterus, spreads forth its Roots.

b. In the lower female animals, fishes, or birds: The matrix; the ovary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > ovary

matricea1400

matrix?a1425

nidus1691

uterus1753

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Uterus of Fishes.

1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 383/2 Leeches are oviparous. The ova remain in the uterus for some time.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals 178 The outer, or vaginal, end of the uterus [in Turbellaria].

1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 182 Special portions of the oviduct [in Vermes] function as a Uterus, by which name parts, very different morphologically, are known.

1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 166 The ends of the uteri open..into the cloaca.

c. (See quot. 1841.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Hirudinea > member of (leech) > bag inside of

uterus1841

1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xiii. 200 The vulva [in leeches]..leads into a pear-shaped membranous bag.., which is usually, but improperly, named the uterus.

2. Botany.

a. = pericarp n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun]

knop1398

seed vessel1562

pouch1577

bottle1609

uterus1682

pericarpium1691

vessel1691

pericarp1759

crust1776

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. iii. v. 186 The Fruit, strictly so called, is, A Fleshy Uterus, which grows more moist and Pulpy, as the Seed ripens. But the Seed-Case..is, A Membraneous Uterus.

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. iii. vii. 191 The Time, in which the Uterus or Fruit and Seed-Case are formed.

†b. (See quot. 1776) Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > stigma

chive1530

stigma1753

uterus1776

1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 396 Stygma, the female Uterus, at the Top of the Pistil, furnished with a moist Humour.

c. In Fungi: (see later quots.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [noun] > parts of > cells and tissue

chive1721

spawn1731

mushroom spawn1753

volva1753

ring1777

veil1777

curtain1796

wrapper1796

fungin1813

subiculum1821

cortina1832

velum1832

mycelium1836

uterus1836

gleba1847

hypostroma1855

sulcus1856

rhizopod1859

tigellule1860

trichophore1860

hypha1866

hypothecium1866

rhizopodium1866

annulus1871

capillitium1871

acervulus1872

weft1875

capsule1883

clamp-connection1887

periphysis1887

chain gemma1893

trumpet hypha1900

metula1915

monokaryon1935

1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 981 Angiogastres. Uterus finally bursting forth, separate from the receptacle.

1836 M. J. Berkeley in J. E. Smith Eng. Flora V. ii. 19 Uterus sessile, bursting irregularly, marbled internally with anastomosing veins.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1197/2 Uterus, the volva or receptacle of certain fungals.

1895 M. C. Cooke Introd. Study Fungi 356/2 Peridium, the enveloping coat of a sporophore, or receptacle in which the spores are developed in a closed cavity. In Gastromycetes sometimes called the uterus, the contents being the gleba.

†3. A hollow or cavity. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [noun] > a cavity or hollow

hollowc897

wombOE

holkc1000

dalkc1325

hollownessc1374

spaciosity?a1425

pitc1480

concavitya1513

doupa1522

capacity?1541

cavity?1541

concave?1541

vacuation?1541

vacuity?1541

sound1603

cave1605

ferme1612

ventriclea1631

core1663

want1664

uterus1692

excavation1781

hog trough1807

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 112 The Tophus it self must have vegetated, containing a cavity or uterus of the shape of the Tooth, into which an osseous humor,..filling the cavity of the Uterus, must there have coagulated.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uterus
释义	uterusn. Brit. /ˈjuːt(ə)rəs/, U.S. /ˈjudərəs/ Forms: Plural ‖ uteri /ˈjuːtəraɪ/. Etymology: Latin; whence French utérus (Paré). Compare Italian utero, Spanish utero, Portuguese utero. 1. a. In the primates: The organ in which the young are conceived, developed, and protected till birth; the female organ of gestation; the womb. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [noun] > womb wombeOE innethc888 bosom971 bitc1000 motherc1300 cloisterc1386 mawc1390 flanka1398 marisa1400 matricea1400 clausterc1400 mater?a1425 matrix?a1425 wamec1425 bellyc1440 oven?1510 bermother1527 child's bed1535 bairn-bedc1550 uterus1615 kelder1647 ventera1656 childbed1863 the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [noun] > primate > parts of naileOE uterus1615 hind-hand1796 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 222 It is called vterus properly in women. 1638 A. Read Man. Anat. Body of Man (new ed.) i. xxv. 239 The hypogastricall veins..[a]s soone as they come to be implanted into the substance of the uterus,..lose their owne coats. 1702 J. Drake in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 23 1236 The Observation and Experiment being made on the Uterus of a Cow. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Matrix The Cavity of the Uterus. 1772 Med. Observ. & Inquiries (ed. 2) IV. 388 The History of a fatal Inversion of the Uterus. 1834 Owen in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 124 333 A Description of the Impregnated Uterus of the Kangaroo. 1837 Baly tr. Müller Elem. Physiol. 1580 An examination of recently impregnated uteri. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. iv. 123 In all mammals the uterus is developed from two simple primitive tubes. in extended use.1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Generation Every Herb and Tree bears its Seed after its Kind; which being thrown into the Earth, as into its Uterus, spreads forth its Roots. b. In the lower female animals, fishes, or birds: The matrix; the ovary. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > sexual organs and reproduction > [noun] > sexual organs > ovary matricea1400 matrix?a1425 nidus1691 uterus1753 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) Uterus of Fishes. 1839 Penny Cycl. XIII. 383/2 Leeches are oviparous. The ova remain in the uterus for some time. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals 178 The outer, or vaginal, end of the uterus [in Turbellaria]. 1878 F. J. Bell & E. R. Lankester tr. C. Gegenbaur Elements Compar. Anat. 182 Special portions of the oviduct [in Vermes] function as a Uterus, by which name parts, very different morphologically, are known. 1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 166 The ends of the uteri open..into the cloaca. c. (See quot. 1841.) ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Annelida > [noun] > class Hirudinea > member of (leech) > bag inside of uterus1841 1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xiii. 200 The vulva [in leeches]..leads into a pear-shaped membranous bag.., which is usually, but improperly, named the uterus. 2. Botany. a. = pericarp n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > seed > seed-vessel or pericarp > [noun] knop1398 seed vessel1562 pouch1577 bottle1609 uterus1682 pericarpium1691 vessel1691 pericarp1759 crust1776 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. iii. v. 186 The Fruit, strictly so called, is, A Fleshy Uterus, which grows more moist and Pulpy, as the Seed ripens. But the Seed-Case..is, A Membraneous Uterus. 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. iii. vii. 191 The Time, in which the Uterus or Fruit and Seed-Case are formed. †b. (See quot. 1776) Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > stamen or pistil > style or pistil and related parts > stigma chive1530 stigma1753 uterus1776 1776 J. Lee Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) 396 Stygma, the female Uterus, at the Top of the Pistil, furnished with a moist Humour. c. In Fungi: (see later quots.). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > fungi > [noun] > parts of > cells and tissue chive1721 spawn1731 mushroom spawn1753 volva1753 ring1777 veil1777 curtain1796 wrapper1796 fungin1813 subiculum1821 cortina1832 velum1832 mycelium1836 uterus1836 gleba1847 hypostroma1855 sulcus1856 rhizopod1859 tigellule1860 trichophore1860 hypha1866 hypothecium1866 rhizopodium1866 annulus1871 capillitium1871 acervulus1872 weft1875 capsule1883 clamp-connection1887 periphysis1887 chain gemma1893 trumpet hypha1900 metula1915 monokaryon1935 1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 981 Angiogastres. Uterus finally bursting forth, separate from the receptacle. 1836 M. J. Berkeley in J. E. Smith Eng. Flora V. ii. 19 Uterus sessile, bursting irregularly, marbled internally with anastomosing veins. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. II. 1197/2 Uterus, the volva or receptacle of certain fungals. 1895 M. C. Cooke Introd. Study Fungi 356/2 Peridium, the enveloping coat of a sporophore, or receptacle in which the spores are developed in a closed cavity. In Gastromycetes sometimes called the uterus, the contents being the gleba. †3. A hollow or cavity. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > hollowness > [noun] > a cavity or hollow hollowc897 wombOE holkc1000 dalkc1325 hollownessc1374 spaciosity?a1425 pitc1480 concavitya1513 doupa1522 capacity?1541 cavity?1541 concave?1541 vacuation?1541 vacuity?1541 sound1603 cave1605 ferme1612 ventriclea1631 core1663 want1664 uterus1692 excavation1781 hog trough1807 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 112 The Tophus it self must have vegetated, containing a cavity or uterus of the shape of the Tooth, into which an osseous humor,..filling the cavity of the Uterus, must there have coagulated. 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