Intrauterine
/ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹɪn/ adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Located or taking place inside the uterus. not-comparable
"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."
Adjective
- 1 within the womb wordnet
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From intra- + uterine.