Woman

Etymology

It is a popular misconception that the term "woman" is etymologically connected to "womb". "Womb" derives from the Old English word wamb meaning 'belly, uterus' (cognate to the modern German colloquial term "Wamme" from Old High German wamba for 'belly, paunch, lap').

Biology

!Photograph of an adult female human, with an adult male for comparison. The [pubic hair of both models is removed.](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Anteriorviewofhumanfemaleandmale%2Cwithlabels2.png/250px-Anteriorviewofhumanfemaleandmale%2Cwithlabels2.png)

Genetic characteristics

![Spectral karyotype of a human female](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Skyspectralkaryotype.png/250px-Skyspectralkaryotype.png)

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