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| belly |
the womb. [1/5 definitions] |
| caul |
the membrane that surrounds a fetus in the womb, esp. a part of this that sometimes covers its head when it is born. [1/2 definitions] |
| fetus |
of a higher animal, an unborn young in the later stages of development in the womb, esp. a human embryo after about three months of development. |
| gestation |
the time that an organism spends developing in a womb, egg, or the like before being born. [1/2 definitions] |
| inseminate |
to place sperm in the womb of (a female), esp. for reproduction. [1/2 definitions] |
| placenta |
an organ formed in the womb for supplying the fetus with nourishment. [1/2 definitions] |
| pregnant |
of a woman or other female mammal, bearing one or more developing fetuses in the womb (sometimes fol. by "with"). [1/4 definitions] |
| uterus |
the muscular organ of a female mammal in which the fertilized ovum is held and develops before birth; womb. [1/2 definitions] |
| viable |
capable of sustaining life and developing as a fetus outside the womb. [1/3 definitions] |
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