Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or in the region of the uterus.
- adjective Having the same mother but different fathers.
- adjective Being enclosed and dark; womblike.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the uterus or womb; as, uterine complaints.
- Born of the same mother, but by a different father.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.
- adjective Born of the same mother, but by a different father.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of or pertaining to the
uterus - adjective born of the same
mother
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or involving the uterus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In some countries it is customary for birth attendants routinely to explore the uterine cavity after every delivery, uterine revision.
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These results demonstrated: (1) the vagus nerves serve as connections between the uterus and CNS, (2) the nodose ganglia contain uterine-related vagal afferent neuron cell bodies, and (3) neurons in vagal locales contain estrogen receptors.
In Defense of the Hysterectomy aka TBTAM 2007
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These growths are often called uterine fibroids, but they are also called fibromyomas, leimyomas or myomas.
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Results; Myometrial smooth myocytes from term uterine biopsies expressed connexin 43 in a punctate pattern typical of gap junctions.
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However, a large proportion of what have been termed uterine ruptures are asymptomatic—that is, they have no medical consequences.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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By far the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage is that the muscles of the uterus do not contract well enough, a condition known as uterine atony.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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However, a large proportion of what have been termed uterine ruptures are asymptomatic—that is, they have no medical consequences.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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By far the most common cause of postpartum hemorrhage is that the muscles of the uterus do not contract well enough, a condition known as uterine atony.
Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008
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Condoleezza Rice is actually going to have something known as uterine artery embolization.
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Eventually, this results in a medical condition known as uterine hyperplasia, or cell overgrowth, which is a common precursor to uterine cancer.
Getting Pregnant Niels H. Lauersen 2000
Prolagus commented on the word uterine
Uterine brothers: brothers having the same mother but different fathers.
Uterine sisters: hysterical women.
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September 2, 2008