uterine
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
/ˈjutəɹaɪn/
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/ˈjutəɹaɪn/ · /ˈjutəɹɪn/
Definition of uterine
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)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 […]”
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adj
-
(not-comparable)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 […]”
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(not-comparable)Born of the same mother but of a different father.
“uterine siblings”
noun
- A uterine sibling.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
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.
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