SINCE 1828
extrauterine
adjective
ex·tra·uter·ine
| \ ˌek-strə-ˈyü-tə-rən
, -ˌrīn\
, -ˌrīn\
Definition of extrauterine
: situated or occurring outside the uterus
extrauterine pregnancy
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extrauterine
adjective
ex·tra·uter·ine
| \ ˌek-strə-ˈyüt-ə-rən
, -ˌrīn
\
, -ˌrīn
\
Medical Definition of extrauterine
: situated or occurring outside the uterus
Endometriosis can be defined as the growth of endometrial tissue composed of both glandular and stromal elements at an extrauterine site.— G. David Adamson, The Journal of the American Medical Association, 22–29 Dec. 1999
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