uterine
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈjutəɹaɪn/ / /ˈjutəɹɪn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus. By surface analysis, uter- + -ine.
- Of or pertaining to the uterus.
“It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]”
- Born of the same mother but of a different father.
“uterine siblings”
noun
Etymology: From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus. By surface analysis, uter- + -ine.
- A uterine sibling.