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womb

[woom] / wum /






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He was born in Los Angeles to a white American mother and a Japanese father, the latter effectively disowning him while he was still in the womb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

According to the NHS, endometriosis is a chronic condition in which cells similar to the womb lining grow elsewhere in the body and there is currently no cure.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Keenan argued that workers’ compensation law, which bars employee lawsuits over work-related injuries, also prohibited the child’s claims, because a fetus in an employee’s womb was effectively an employee herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Endometriosis is a chronic, often painful, condition that occurs when cells similar to the lining of the womb grow elsewhere in the body.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I could see this little boy in my womb.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan