Uterus vs. Womb

Uterusnoun

(anatomy) The womb, an organ of the female reproductive system in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

Uterusnoun

The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.

Uterusnoun

A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.

Uterusnoun

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

Uterus

The uterus (from Latin , plural uteri) or womb () is a major female hormone-responsive, secondary sex organ of the reproductive system in humans and most other mammals. Things occurring in the uterus are described with the term in utero.

Wombnoun

(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus.

Wombnoun

(obsolete) The abdomen or stomach.

Wombnoun

(obsolete) The stomach of a person or creature.

Wombnoun

(figuratively) A place where something is made or formed.

Wombnoun

Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.

Wombverb

(obsolete) To enclose in a womb, or as if in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.

Wombnoun

The belly; the abdomen.

Wombnoun

The uterus. See Uterus.

Wombnoun

The place where anything is generated or produced.

Wombnoun

Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.

Wombverb

To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in secret.

Wombnoun

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