wamb

wamb, f.n: belly, stomach; womb. (WAHMB / ˈwamb)

Diagram of the female reproductive system in a medieval manuscript with an oddly architectural appearance, framed by fluted column-like structures, crowded around with notes in Latin; a tiny person is in the womb.
Diagram of a uterus; England, 1250-1310; Bodleian Library, MS. Ashmole 399, f. 13v. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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