noun /ˈmeɪtɹɪks,ˈmætɹɪks/
a) The womb.
upon conception the inward orifice of the matrix exactly closeth, so that it commonly admitteth nothing after [...].
In very rare cases, when the matrix just goes on pegging away automatically, the doctor can take advantage of that and ease out the second brat who then can be considered to be, say, three minutes younger [...].
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