uterine
pronunciation
How to pronounce uterine in British English:
UK ['ju:təraɪn]
How to pronounce uterine in American English:
US [ˈjutərɪn, -təˌraɪn]
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- Adjective:
- of or involving the uterus
Word Origin
- uterine (adj.)
- 1610s, "pertaining to the womb" (from early 15c. as "having the same birth-mother"), from Old French uterin, from Late Latin uterinus "pertaining to the womb," also "born of the same mother," from Latin uterus "womb" (see uterus).
Example
- 1. Uterine cancer is very rare in dogs .
- 2. Predisposition correlation in 150 cases of uterine fibroid .
- 3. Furthermore , these changes in the offspring 's uterine dna resulted in a permanent increase in estrogen sensitivity .
- 4. Inefficient uterine action is the most common cause of dystocia in the nulliparous gravida , especially early in labor .
- 5. Scant uterine or cervical bleeding .