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Uterus

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

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Venter 76% connected

One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes.

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Cervix 70% connected

The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the womb. See Illust. of Bird.

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Endometrium 70% connected

The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.

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Oviduct 70% connected

A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals…

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Placenta 70% connected

The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.

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Womb 92% connected

The belly; the abdomen.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Apophysis noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

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Apparatus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function; "the breathing apparatus"

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Articulatio noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Articulation noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

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Base noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the part of an organ nearest its point of attachment; "the base of the skull"

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Bodily cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavity noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cavum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

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Cingulum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

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Concha noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

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Cornu noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

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Corona noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

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Diaphragm noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a muscular partition separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities; functions in respiration

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Fissure noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

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Fundus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the sto…

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Groove noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

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Hilum noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Hilus noun · 78% connection

(anatomy) a depression or fissure where vessels or nerves or ducts enter a bodily organ; "the hilus of the kidney"

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Baby noun · 78% connection

a very young mammal; "baby rabbits"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organ, female, mammal, young, developed.
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Biorgan noun · 78% connection

A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with function; -- distinguished from idorgan.

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Birth noun · 78% connection

the time when something begins (especially life); "they divorced after the birth of the child"; "his election signaled the birth of a…

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Born verb · 78% connection

Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth; by nature; innate; as, a born liar.

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Congenital adjective · 78% connection

Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital de…

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Development noun · 78% connection

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or me…

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Doe noun · 78% connection

A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied to the female…

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Embryo noun · 78% connection

The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically, before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus (see Fetus).

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Exclude verb · 78% connection

To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs.

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Fetus noun · 78% connection

The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and…

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Fruit verb · 78% connection

The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: organ, female, mammal, young, developed.
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Gentry adjective · 78% connection

Birth; condition; rank by birth.

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