As nouns the difference between uterus and ergotine
is that uterus is an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb while ergotine is a powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
uterus
English
Noun
(en-noun)
(anatomy) An organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth; the womb.
Synonyms
* matrix (now archaic)
* metra
* womb
Derived terms
* uterine
* corpus uteri
Related terms
* hystera
* hysteria
* hysterectomy
* in utero
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ergotine
English
Noun
(-)
(organic compound) A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce contraction of the uterus.
