U"te*rus (?), n. [L.] 1.
(Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young are
developed previous to birth; the womb.
&fist; The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the
lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two
become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there
is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds
to the uterus of the female and is called the male uterus, or [NL.]
uterus masculinus.
2. (Zoöl.) A receptacle, or pouch,
connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are
retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See
Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
U"te*rus (?), n. [L.] 1.
(Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young are
developed previous to birth; the womb.
&fist; The uterus is simply an enlargement of the oviduct, and in the
lower mammals there is one on each side, but in the higher forms the two
become more or less completely united into one. In many male mammals there
is a small vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which corresponds
to the uterus of the female and is called the male uterus, or [NL.]
uterus masculinus.
2. (Zoöl.) A receptacle, or pouch,
connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are
retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See
Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
