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intrauterine

American  
[in-truh-yoo-ter-in, -tuh-rahyn] / ˌɪn trəˈyu tər ɪn, -təˌraɪn /

adjective

  1. located or occurring within the uterus.


intrauterine British  
/ ˌɪntrəˈjuːtəraɪn /

adjective

  1. within the womb

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Etymology

Origin of intrauterine

First recorded in 1825–35; intra- + uterine

Example Sentences

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This includes treatments such as hormonal contraceptives and intrauterine delivery systems.

From BBC

That white shedding, the researchers wrote, was likely “intrauterine substances still adhered to its body,” according to the paper published in Environmental Biology of Fishes.

From Los Angeles Times

Though female great whites give live birth, mothers can nourish pups in utero with a "milk" secreted for the pups — and Sternes believes what the duo saw "was the baby shedding the intrauterine milk."

From Salon

"I believe what we saw was the baby shedding the intrauterine milk," Sternes said.

From Science Daily

The team found that maternal stress during preconception was associated with higher blood glucose levels, especially among women using intrauterine insemination to conceive and women of higher socioeconomic status.

From Science Daily