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womb

  [woom]
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–noun
1. the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
2. the place in which anything is formed or produced: the womb of time.
3. the interior of anything.
4. Obsolete. the belly.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, OE: belly, womb; c. D wam, G Wamme, Goth wamba belly; cf. wamus

Related forms:
wombed, adjective
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u·ter·us   (yōō'tər-əs)   
n.   pl. u·ter·i (yōō'tə-rī') or u·ter·us·es

  1. A hollow muscular organ located in the pelvic cavity of female mammals in which the fertilized egg implants and develops. Also called womb.

  2. A corresponding part in other animals.


[Middle English, from Latin.]
womb   (wōōm)   
n.  

  1. See uterus.

    1. A place where something is generated.

    2. An encompassing, protective hollow or space.

  3. Obsolete The belly.


[Middle English, from Old English wamb.]
wombed adj.
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Word Origin & History

womb 
O.E. wamb, womb "belly, uterus," from P.Gmc. *wambo (cf. O.N. vomb, O.Fris. wambe, M.Du. wamme, Du. wam, O.H.G. wamba, Ger. Wamme "belly, paunch," Goth. wamba "belly, womb," O.E. umbor "child"), of unknown origin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: womb
Pronunciation: 'wüm
Function: noun
: UTERUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

womb (w&oomacr;m)
n.
See uterus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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