Wandering womb
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Wandering womb was the belief that a displaced uterus was the cause of many medical pathologies in women. The belief was first attested in the medical texts of ancient Greece, and even though some opp
A contemporary artist's depiction of the wandering womb, anthropomorphized with a reptilian tail and a set of legs and arms. It is based on descriptions dating back to ancient times.[when?]
Organ (biology)
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In a multicellular organism, an organ is a collection of tissues joined in a structural unit to serve a common function. In the hierarchy of life, an organ lies between tissue and an organ system. Tis
Wandering womb
…place, and float within the body. In the translation of Francis Adams (1856) this reads: In the middle of the flanks of women lies the womb, a female viscus, closely resembling an animal; for it is moved of itself hither and thither in the flanks, also upwards in a direct line to below the cartilage of the…
The liver and gallbladder of a sheep
1905 diagram of the internal organs of human body
Relationship of major animal lineages with indication of how long ago these animals shared a common ancestor. On the left, important organs are shown, which allows us to determine how long ago these may have evolved.
Strobilus of Equisetum telmateia