WOMB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does womb mean? 

• WOMB (noun)
  The noun WOMB has 1 sense:

1. a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

  Familiarity information: WOMB used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WOMB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

uterus; womb

Hypernyms ("womb" is a kind of...):

female internal reproductive organ (the reproductive organs of a woman)

Meronyms (parts of "womb"):

cervix; cervix uteri; uterine 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)

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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "womb"):

venter (the womb)

Holonyms ("womb" is a part of...):

female reproductive system (the reproductive system of females)

 Context examples 

Children with autism had lower zinc levels earlier in the womb, but these levels then increased after birth, compared to children without autism.

(Baby teeth link autism and heavy metals, NIH)

Chronic hypoxia in the developing baby within the womb is one of the most common outcomes of complicated pregnancy in humans.

(Heart disease risk begins in the womb, University of Cambridge)

This is one of the first studies to examine how methylmercury exposure in the womb may affect cognitive function in adults.

(Brain benefits of aerobic exercise lost to mercury exposure, NIH)

Today, doctors can diagnose many birth defects in the womb.

(Birth Defects, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Scientist have identified a link between exposure to high levels of oestrogen sex hormones in the womb and the likelihood of developing autism.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)

If no pregnancy occurs, the uterus, or womb, sheds its lining.

(Menstruation, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

A hysterectomy is surgery to remove a woman's uterus or womb.

(Hysterectomy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)

These results led the researchers to conclude that early childhood exposure to air pollutants may convey a higher risk for developmental delays, compared to similar exposures in the womb.

(Kids living near major roads at higher risk of developmental delays, National Institutes of Health)

It is within these dark wombs that stars are just beginning to take shape.

(The 'Serpent' star-forming cloud hatches new stars, NASA)

The uterus, or womb, is an important female reproductive organ.

(Ectopic Pregnancy, Dept. of Health and Human Services Office on Women's Health)