intrauterine
- adjective
- /ˌɪntrəˈjuːtərɪn/
- Specialized
- They decided to try intrauterine insemination to increase their chances of conception.
- intrauterine growth
Remember intrauterine growth and many of the imprinted genes are actually responsible for intrauterine growth.
- Remember intrauterine growth and many of the imprinted genes are actually responsible for intrauterine growth.
- Then do dizygotic twins, which share the intrauterine environment but only share half of their genes on average like fraternal siblings do.
Examples
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Objective: To compare the efficacy of extra-amniotic saline with extra-amniotic ethacridine lactate in inducing labor in pregnancies with intrauterine fetal death.
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The doctor confirmed she had an intrauterine pregnancy during the ultrasound.
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I mean, we performed an intrauterine insemination using sperm that you purchased.
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So in conclusion, we have intrauterine exposures that can affect our phenotype many decades later.
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However, they have the same risk of intrauterine infection as CHB patients for their high HBV DNA levels.
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Grfenberg is best known for developing the intrauterine device (IUD).
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Instead, the VA pays for counseling, testing, and intrauterine insemination.
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The earliest a sialoblastoma has been identified is at 37 weeks of gestation; the diagnosis was made by intrauterine ultrasonography.
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Ultrasonography revealed a single live intrauterine fetus of gestational age of 38 weeks with vertex presentation.
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Stillbirth was defined as intrauterine death during the third trimester (i.e., after 28 weeks' gestation).
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
The time when a baby is still inside its mother's womb
Relating to the uterus, the organ in a woman's body where a baby grows
Compounds
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word intrauterine comes from the Latin parts intra- meaning 'inside' and uterus meaning 'womb'. So intrauterine means 'inside the womb', which is why doctors use it for things that happen or are placed there.