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uterine

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

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Wiktionary

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.

  1. 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 […]

  2. 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.

  1. A uterine sibling.