1
: uterus
2
a
: a cavity or space that resembles a womb in containing and enveloping
b
: a place where something is generated
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The placenta provides nutrients to the fetus to develop in the womb, protecting the baby from the outside world until they are fully developed.
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
Another study showed that, when babies heard certain speech sounds in the womb, their brains were better prepared to recognize them later on.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Already, fetal surgeries have corrected structural defects in utero or the womb.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In infants and babies still in the womb, perchlorates may interfere with normal growth and central nervous system development.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
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Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
Another study showed that, when babies heard certain speech sounds in the womb, their brains were better prepared to recognize them later on.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Already, fetal surgeries have corrected structural defects in utero or the womb.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
In infants and babies still in the womb, perchlorates may interfere with normal growth and central nervous system development.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 4 July 2025
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“Womb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womb. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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