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Vinony

intrauterine

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹɪn/ / /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹaɪn/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English uterine English intrauterine From intra- + uterine.

  1. Located or taking place inside the uterus.

    “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.”