utero-

1. a combining form representing uterus in compound words.

   uterovaginal.

Example Sentences

To move the idea along, Armisen went to pick the brain of his longtime Chicago friend, prolific recording engineer Steve Albini, who founded the recording studio Electrical Audio in 1995 and famously recorded Nirvana’s “In Utero,” among hundreds of other era-defining rock albums.

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The skills that prepare a child to read begin developing in utero, as a baby listens to the familiar voices around them and begins to develop connections between sounds and the meanings of words in their home language.

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The mixture contained dioxin, a deadly substance that not only causes a range of cancers and other illnesses, but is also linked to birth defects for babies exposed in utero.

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"Of course, subsequent environmental exposures are key, just as in utero environment is important. Fortunately, the brain is exceptionally adaptable, and we want to understand the cognitive, behavioral, and sex-dependent factors associated with both risk and resilience in order to intervene early and maintain intact memory function as we age."

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Previous studies have found an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life for infants exposed to GDM in utero.

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When To Use

What does utero- mean?

Utero- is a combining form used like a prefix representing the word uterus, also known as the womb, where offspring are conceived and gestate in mammals. It is often used in medical terms, especially in anatomy.Utero- comes from the Latin uterus, meaning “womb” and “matrix.” Matrix? Find out the connection at our entry for matrix.Related to the Latin uterus is the Greek hystéra, source of the related combining form hystero-. The combining form metro- can also indicate uterus.What are variants of utero-?When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, utero- becomes uter-, as in uteralgia.