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in utero

adverb

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”).

  1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb.

    Most organic species are capable of developing biotic abilities, though there are risks involved. Biotics are the result of in-utero exposure to element zero. This usually causes fatal cancers in the victim, but in rare cases it coalesces into nodules within the fetus's developing nervous system.

    A major research effort in Dr. Nawrot's group is focusing on understanding in utero factors that shape disease risk later in life.

adv

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”).

  1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb.