wombs
Fetal development sites
Wombs is the plural of womb, the organ in female mammals where offspring develop before birth.
The word appears in discussions of reproduction, fertility, and pregnancy: The embryos were implanted in surrogate wombs.
Figuratively, a womb is any place of origin or nurturing development: the wombs of great civilizations.
Organism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- trimesterThirteen-week span
blastocyst · amniotic · umbilical · quickening · viability · growth · differentiation · organogenesis
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- reproductionCopying or procreation
fecundity · menstruation · cycle · ovary · estrogen · progesterone · hormones · endometrium
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- dilationWidening of an opening
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
vaginal · pushing · crowning · afterbirth · midwife · obstetrics · doula · birthing
Shelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
cocoon · enclosure · nurturing · warmth · safety · embrace · cradling · harboring
Point of creation
- sourcePoint of origin
- beginningInitial stage of something
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- cradleRocking bed for infants
creation · inception · emergence · matrix · wellspring · primal · primordial · Gaia
embryo
Organism before birth
- fetusGestating offspring
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
trimester · blastocyst · amniotic · umbilical · quickening · viability · growth · differentiation · organogenesis · morphogenesis
ovulation
Egg discharge from ovary
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
reproduction · fecundity · menstruation · cycle · ovary · estrogen · progesterone · hormones · endometrium · ovum
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- contractionsShortened word forms
- dilationWidening of an opening
cesarean · vaginal · pushing · crowning · afterbirth · midwife · obstetrics · doula · birthing · parturition
haven
Shelter from danger
- refugePlace of safety
- shelterProtected place or structure
- protectionGuarding against harm
sanctuary · cocoon · enclosure · nurturing · warmth · safety · embrace · cradling · harboring · incubation
genesis
Point of creation
- sourcePoint of origin
- beginningInitial stage of something
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
cradle · creation · inception · emergence · matrix · wellspring · primal · primordial · Gaia · origination
wombstombs
Chambers for the dead
graves · coffins · crypts · sepulchers · mortuaries
- womb soundsAudio heard before birth