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The uterus (from Latin uterus, pl.: uteri or uteruses) or womb (/ w uː m /) is the organ in the reproductive system of most female mammals, including humans, that accommodates the embryonic and fetal development of one or more fertilized eggs until birth. [1]
The terms womyn and womxn have been criticized for being unnecessary or confusing neologisms, due to the uncommonness of mxn to describe men. [8] [9] [10]The word womyn has been criticized by transgender people [11] [12] due to its usage in trans-exclusionary radical feminist circles which exclude trans women from identifying into the category of "woman", particularly the term womyn-born womyn.
Greek κόλπος (kólpos), bosom, womb; hollow, depth colposcopy: com-with, together Latin cum: communicate contra-against Latin contrā: contraindication: cor-with, together Latin cor-corrective cor-of or pertaining to the eye's pupil: Greek κόρη (kórē), girl, doll; pupil of the eye corectomy: cord(i)-
The womb is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals. Womb may also refer to: Womb (nightclub), in Tokyo, Japan; Womb; Womb, a 2020 album by Purity Ring; Womb, a cultivar of Karuka; Wombs, a Japanese series by Yumiko Shirai "Womb", a song by Apparatus from Apparatus
Uterus didelphys (from Ancient Greek di- 'two' and delphus 'womb'; sometimes also uterus didelphis) represents a uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ when the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts fails to occur.
Viability, as the word has been used in the United States constitutional law since Roe v. Wade, is the potential of the fetus to survive outside the uterus after birth, natural or induced, when supported by up-to-date medicine. Fetal viability depends largely on the fetal organ maturity, and environmental conditions. [6]
Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section. [7]
In obstetrics, position is the orientation of the fetus in the womb, identified by the location of the presenting part of the fetus relative to the pelvis of the mother. . Conventionally, it is the position assumed by the fetus before the process of birth, as the fetus assumes various positions and postures during the course of chil