uterine

[ yoo-ter-in, -tuh-rahyn ]
/ ˈyu tər ɪn, -təˌraɪn /

adjective

of or relating to the uterus or womb.
related through having had the same mother.

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Origin of uterine

1400–50; late Middle English <Late Latin uterīnus of, pertaining to the uterus. See uterus, -ine1

OTHER WORDS FROM uterine

non·u·ter·ine, adjectivepost·u·ter·ine, adjectivetrans·u·ter·ine, adjective

Words nearby uterine

ute, utend., utensil, uter-, uteralgia, uterine, uterine artery, uterine calculus, uterine cavity, uterine cycle, uterine gland
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British Dictionary definitions for uterine

uterine
/ (ˈjuːtəˌraɪn) /

adjective

of, relating to, or affecting the uterus
(of offspring) born of the same mother but not the same fatheruterine brothers
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Medical definitions for uterine

uterine
[ yōō′tər-ĭn, -tə-rīn′ ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or in the region of the uterus.
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