uterasi
oo-teh-RAH-see
How to say it
Swahiliuterasioo-teh-RAH-seesoon
Englishuterus, wombsoon
Frenchutérussoon
Meaning
The organ in the body of a woman or a female mammal where a baby grows before it is born.
Good to know
A medical loanword; the plain Swahili is tumbo la uzazi or mji wa mimba. The plural is the same.
Examples
- Daktari alisema uterasi yake iko salama.The doctor said her uterus is healthy.
- Saratani ya uterasi inatibika ikigunduliwa mapema.Cancer of the uterus can be treated if it is found early.
- Mtoto hukua ndani ya uterasi kwa miezi tisa.A baby grows inside the womb for nine months.
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