…Many mammals have a double uterus, a septate uterus, or a bicornuate uterus, and the single uterus of primates, including humans, has a similar shape if you include the fallopian tubes. The tubular part that leads to the opening of the vagina is called a metora ("Animals"). Metra also includes the meaning of mother matēr, and since it includes the function of nurturing the fetus, it is probably a more accurate word than the word womb as a place where the child lives. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "mētra" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…多くの哺乳類が重複子宮,中隔子宮,双角子宮であり,ヒトを含む霊長類の単一子宮も卵管を含めれば相似の形をしているからである。また腟への開口部に向かう管状の部分はメトラmētraといった(《動物誌》)。メトラには母matērの意も含まれており,胎児をはぐくむ機能を含ませている点で,子の住いとしての〈子宮〉よりも語として的確ではないだろうか。… ※「mētra」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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