intrauterine
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of intrauterine
Example Sentences
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Rochelle was offered the Mirena intrauterine device which worked for two years, after which the pain returned and was the worst it had ever been.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
The centers are also adding nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, for intrauterine device insertions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Marsee learned how to administer medication abortion pills, procedural abortions, and highly effective birth control methods, including hormonal implants and intrauterine devices.
From Salon • Nov. 18, 2024
Many doctors insist that using an intrauterine device requires at least two visits to their office: One to get it in, and eventually, one to get it out.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024
Long Retention of Uterine Pregnancy.—Cases of long retained intrauterine pregnancies are on record and deserve as much consideration as those that were extrauterine.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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