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wandering womb

wandering womb noun: a "displaced uterus", formerly believed in Europe to afflict women.

Noun

wandering womb (plural wandering wombs)

  1. (historical) A "displaced uterus", formerly believed in Europe to afflict women.

Forms of wandering womb

pluralwandering wombs

Questions about wandering womb

What does wandering womb mean?
Wandering womb means a "displaced uterus", formerly believed in Europe to afflict women.
What part of speech is wandering womb?
Wandering womb is a noun.
What is the plural of wandering womb?
The plural of wandering womb is wandering wombs.

Words near wandering womb in the dictionary

  1. wandering spleens
  2. wandering star
  3. wandering stars
  4. wandering whistling duck
  5. wandering whistling ducks
  6. wandering womb
  7. wandering wombs
  8. wanderingly
  9. wanderingness
  10. wanderings
  11. wanderjahr

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