#uterus__womb  a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus
  supertype:  female_internal_reproductive_organ  the reproductive organs of a woman
  subtype:  venter.uterus  (law) the womb; "`in venter' is legal terminology for `conceived but not yet born'"
  part of:  female_reproductive_system
  part:  uterine_cervix__uterinecervix__cervix__cervix_uteri  necklike opening to the uterus
  part:  uterine_artery__uterineartery__arteria_uterina__arteriauterina  a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina
  part:  Fallopian_tube__uterine_tube__uterinetube  either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
  part:  uterine_cavity__uterinecavity  the space inside the uterus between the cervical canal and the Fallopian tubes
  part:  endometrium  the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
  part:  myometrium  the smooth muscle forming the wall of the uterus
  part:  placenta  the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
     part:  caul__veil__embryonic_membrane__embryonicmembrane  the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

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