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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.