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==Etymology==
==Etymology==
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] wamb, womb, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old High German wamba belly
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] wamb, womb, from [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._600-1100.09THE_OLD_ENGLISH.2C_OR_ANGLO-SAXON_PERIOD Old English]; akin to Old High German wamba belly
*Date: before [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Century 12th century]
*Date: before [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11th_Century 12th century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1 : uterus
*1 : uterus
:b : a place where something is [[Generation|generated]]
:b : a place where something is [[Generation|generated]]
==Description==
==Description==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womb uterus] (Latin word for '''womb''') is a major female hormone-[[responsive]] reproductive [[sex]] organ of most mammals, including [[humans]]. It is within the uterus that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus fetus] [[develops]] during [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestation gestation]. The term uterus is used consistently within the medical and related [[professions]]; the Germanic term, womb is more common in everyday usage. The plural of uterus is uteruses or uteri.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womb]
The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womb uterus] (Latin word for '''womb''') is a major female hormone-[[responsive]] reproductive [[sex]] organ of most mammals, including [[humans]]. It is within the uterus that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fetus fetus] [[develops]] during [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestation gestation]. The term uterus is used consistently within the medical and related [[professions]]; the Germanic term, womb is more common in everyday usage. The plural of uterus is uteruses or uteri.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womb]
[[Category: Biology]]
[[Category: Biology]]
