intrauterine

See also: intra-uterine

English

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Etymology

From intra- +‎ uterine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹɪn/, /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹaɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

intrauterine (not comparable)

  1. Located or taking place inside the uterus.
    Antonym: extrauterine
    • 2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN‎[1]:
      The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.

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German

Pronunciation

Adjective

intrauterine

  1. inflection of intrauterin:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

intrauterine f pl

  1. feminine plural of intrauterino
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