utero-

American  

1. a combining form representing uterus in compound words.

   uterovaginal.

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Usage

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.

Example Sentences

Oyen, for instance, is part of In Utero, a $50 million program funded by Wellcome Leap, a U.S. program which aims to halve stillbirth rates globally.

From Salon • May 29, 2024

In Utero went on to sell five million copies in the US alone, and Albini remarked: "I like it far more than I thought I was going to."

From BBC • May 8, 2024

The other guitar, also estimated between $1 million and $2 million, is Kurt Cobain's guitar, the "SkyStang I", which Cobain played during his final public performance on Nirvana's "In Utero" concert tour.

From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023

It says something about Nirvana’s skill that swathes of In Utero deal with the usually dispiriting topic of a band complaining about their treatment by the press without slipping into sanctimonious Mr Writer-ish finger wagging.

From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2019

Caída del Utero.—Existen muchos desplazamientos del útero, pero el más principal es él conocido generalmente con el nombre de la Caída del Utero.

From Treatise on the Diseases of Women by Pinkham, Lydia Estes