In Iceland whey was used regularly as a drink and a way to preserve foods. In Sweden, whey cheese and whey butter were once made and consumed daily. Historically, Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, suggested whey for the health of his patients.
uterus - a hollow muscular organ in the pelvic cavity of females; contains the developing fetus. womb. cervix uteri, uterine cervix, cervix - necklike opening to the uterus. arteria uterina, uterine artery - a branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vagina.
A woman's uterus (womb) is where the baby (fetus) will grow and develop. When you become a teen-ager (reach puberty), once a month the uterus (womb) prepares your body for pregnancy by building up its lining with blood and tissue. The time that the uterus prepares the body for pregnancy is called the menstrual cycle.