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ὑστέρα

ὑστέρα, the womb

ὑστέρα, Ion. ὑστέρη, ἡ,
  • womb, Hp. VM 22, Aph. 5.22, Arist. HA 493a25, Thphr. HP 9.13.3, Sor. 1.2, etc.; freq. in pl. ὑστέραι, Ion. gen. -έων, Hdt. 4.109, Hp. Coac. 515, Pl. Ti. 91c:—with a play on the Adj. ὑστέρα (the second woman), Ath. 13.585d.
      • 2 ovary of animals, Arist. GA 720a26, HA 511a22; of birds, ib. 564b21; reptiles, ib. 508a13; fishes, ib. 566a7. (Lit. the upper or protruding part, Skt. úttaras ‘upper’, Comp. of úd ‘upwardsʼ; so also Skt. udáram ‘bellyʼ; cf. ὕστρος· γαστήρ, Hsch.; or perh. ἡ ὑ. (sc. μήτρα or δελφύς) the back part.)

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