uterine
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
related through having had the same mother.
Origin of uterine
1Other words from uterine
- non·u·ter·ine, adjective
- post·u·ter·ine, adjective
- trans·u·ter·ine, adjective
Words Nearby uterine
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How to use uterine in a sentence
Obesity can also contribute to increases in hormones like estrogen, which have been linked to higher risks of breast and uterine cancer in women.
Weight Loss Surgery Is Linked to a Dramatic Drop in Cancer Risk: Study | Alice Park | June 3, 2022 | TimePatients with endometriosis, a painful disorder in which uterine tissue grows outside the uterus, are often dismissed and their symptoms downplayed.
‘Vagina Obscura’ shows how little is known about female biology | Erin Garcia de Jesús | March 29, 2022 | Science NewsCutting the gene triggers embryos to fail at a very early stage, when they’re just 8 to 16 cells, not yet implanted into the uterine wall and far from viable.
Scientists Used CRISPR Gene Editing to Choose the Sex of Mouse Pups | Shelly Fan | December 21, 2021 | Singularity HubOr to treat acne or the symptoms of certain uterine conditions.
Hobby Lobby Ignores The Fact That The Pill Is More Than A Contraceptive | Caitlin Dickson | July 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe then uses an instrument to remove remaining tissue along uterine walls.
Michele lost access to annual breast screenings and the birth-control pills she needs to manage her painful uterine fibroids.
Planned Parenthood’s Cecile Richards: Romney Puts Women’s Lives at Risk | Cecile Richards | May 20, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThese drugs, in turn, can create more aggressive contractions, which increase the risk of uterine rupture.
Menstruation may aggravate goitre, uterine fibroid tumours, skin diseases, and affections of the blood vessels.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe same is true in neurasthenia; and uterine disorders can directly cause neurasthenia, a condition described in another chapter.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyThe girl belonged, moreover, to a family in which uterine disease was almost universal among the female members.
The Education of American Girls | Anna Callender BrackettThe uterine motions I have described are fully adequate for the purposes indicated.
Gentle but constant motion is absolutely essential to keep up a healthy uterine blood circulation.
British Dictionary definitions for uterine
/ (ˈjuːtəˌraɪn) /
of, relating to, or affecting the uterus
(of offspring) born of the same mother but not the same father: uterine brothers
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