Uterus

**Semantic type:** Body Part, Organ, or Organ Component

**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.

**Synonyms:** - Genital System, Female, Uterus - UTERUS - Uterine - Uterine structure (body structure) - Utero - Uterus, NOS - Womb - uterus - uterus - womb