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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For instance, in Indiana and Iowa, lethal fetal anomaly exceptions (when the fetus is unlikely to survive outside the womb or will die shortly after birth) are only applicable up to 22 weeks from an individual's last menstrual period.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The condition develops when a pregnant woman has rhesus-negative blood (RhD negative) and the baby in her womb has rhesus-positive blood (RhD positive), inherited from its father.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
This mimics the feeling of being in the womb, which can have a calming effect.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Wohl grew up in the womb of the sisterhood around feminist icons and activists who were her mother’s friends.
—Clara Bingham, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
The condition develops when a pregnant woman has rhesus-negative blood (RhD negative) and the baby in her womb has rhesus-positive blood (RhD positive), inherited from its father.
—Jack Guy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
This mimics the feeling of being in the womb, which can have a calming effect.
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 27 Feb. 2025
Wohl grew up in the womb of the sisterhood around feminist icons and activists who were her mother’s friends.
—Clara Bingham, airmail.news, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Womb.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/womb. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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