NCIt definition : A hollow, thick-walled, muscular organ located within the pelvic cavity of a woman.
Within the uterus the fertilized egg implants and the fetus develops during pregnancy.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: A hollow muscular organ within which the fertilized egg implants and the embryo/fetus
develops during pregnancy.; NCI-GLOSS: The small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis. This is the organ
in which a fetus develops.; UBERON: The female muscular organ of gestation in which the developing embryo or fetus
is nourished until birth.;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000046645; CDR0000044473; 35039007;