uterine

See also: utérine

English

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, utero- +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjutəɹaɪn/, /ˈjutəɹɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

uterine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the uterus.
    Synonym: (not medical/technical) wombly
    • 2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      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

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

uterine (plural uterines)

  1. A uterine sibling.

Anagrams

German

Adjective

uterine

  1. inflection of uterin:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

uterine

  1. feminine plural of uterino

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Latin

Adjective

uterīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of uterīnus
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