maternica

1. Croat. (anatomy) womb; uterus
   Beba se razvija u maternici devet meseci. — A baby develops in the womb for nine months.
   Ginekolog je pregledao maternicu ultrazvukom. — The gynecologist examined the uterus with ultrasound.

In Serbia the usual standard form is materica (rak grlića materice, vađenje materice); maternica is a variant that is standard in Croatian and less common in Serbia, mostly in written and medical texts.