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womb
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womb  (wm)
n.
1. See uterus.
2.
a. A place where something is generated.
b. An encompassing, protective hollow or space.
3. Obsolete The belly.

[Middle English, from Old English wamb.]

wombed adj.

womb
Noun
the nontechnical name for uterus [Old English wamb]

womb  (wm)
See uterus.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wombwomb - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
cervix uteri, uterine cervix, cervix - necklike opening to the uterus
arteria uterina, uterine artery - a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
venter - the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"
female reproductive system - the reproductive system of females
female internal reproductive organ - the reproductive organs of a woman
Fallopian tube, oviduct, uterine tube - either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
uterine cavity - the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes
endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
myometrium - the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
placenta - the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
Translations

womb [wuːm] n (ANAT) → matriz f; útero
womb [wuːm] n (Anat) → utérus m
womb [wuːm] nMutterleib m;
(Med) → Gebärmutter f
womb [wuːm] n (ANAT) → utero

womb
n womb [wuːm]
the part of the body of a female mammal in which the young are developed and kept until birth. baarmoeder رَحْم утроба děloha livmor die Gebärmutter μήτρα matriz, útero emakas, üsk زهدان؛ رحم kohtu utérus רֶחֶם गर्भ utroba méh rahim leg utero 子宮 자궁, 태내 gimda dzemde rahim schoot livmor łono útero uter матка maternica maternica materica livmoder มดลูก rahim, döl yatağı 子宮 матка رحم dạ con


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