| 单词 | womb |
| 释义 | womb (once / 1190 pages) n A womb is the organ in which female mammals grow and carry a fetus before it's ready to be born. Your first home was a womb, but good luck trying to return there. Womb is a slightly more casual, everyday way to say uterus. Whichever word you use, it's the name of the organ that biologically female mammals have for growing fetuses before birth. Many animals have two wombs, but humans just have one. In Old English, womb meant "uterus," but it also meant "belly, bowels, or heart." WORD FAMILYwomb: wombs USAGE EXAMPLESMy wife noticed every tummy bubble, gurgle and burp, hoping against hope that it was the sound of a new life stirring in her womb. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) In the womb, the placenta acts as the fetus’ lungs. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) The amniotic fluid protects the baby and helps it develop inside the mother's womb. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) n a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus Syn|Hypo|Hyper uterus venter the womb female internal reproductive organ the reproductive organs of a woman |
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