Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh. Wilki&?;&?;.
Wood.
U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion (?), n. [Uterus + gestation.] Gestation in the womb
from conception to birth; pregnancy. Pritchard.
U`te*ro*vag"i*nal (?), n. [Uterus + vaginal.] Pertaining to both the
uterus and the vagina.
U"te*rus (?), n. [L.] 1. (Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which
the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.
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.
Utes (?), n. pl.; sing. Ute. (Ethnol.) An extensive tribe of North
American Indians of the Shoshone stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New
Mexico, Arizona, and adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several
subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded of North
American Indians.
U"ti*a (?), n. [NL.] (Zoöl.) Any species of large West Indian rodents
of the genus Capromys, or Utia. In general appearance and habits they
resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits.
U"ti*ca (?), a. [So called from Utica, in New York.] (Geol.) Of,
pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the Trenton Period of
the Lower Silurian, characterized in the State of New York by beds of
shale.
U"tile (?), a. [L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See Use, v.
t.] Profitable; useful. [Obs.]