in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
a disease acquired in utero
an in utero diagnosis
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Symptom onset at birth or soon after is usually linked to congenital adrenal gland abnormalities or exposure to excessive male hormones in utero from the pregnant person.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Throughout the film, Alia is still in utero, though her fetus communicates telepathically with her mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and by proxy with Paul.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Doctors rely on mifepristone for other uses, such as inducing labor and managing miscarriages, and when a fetus dies in utero.
—Elizabeth Schmidt, STAT, 13 June 2024
One child died in utero in January 2015, while her twin brother will need lifelong medical care after sustaining a brain injury, according to the lawsuit.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 11 July 2024
Throughout the film, Alia is still in utero, though her fetus communicates telepathically with her mother Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson) and by proxy with Paul.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2024
Doctors rely on mifepristone for other uses, such as inducing labor and managing miscarriages, and when a fetus dies in utero.
—Elizabeth Schmidt, STAT, 13 June 2024
One child died in utero in January 2015, while her twin brother will need lifelong medical care after sustaining a brain injury, according to the lawsuit.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2024
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in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
a disease acquired in utero
an in utero diagnosis
Legal Definition
in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
an injury suffered in utero
that her condition could possibly be linked to in utero exposure—Burgess v. Eli Lilly & Co., 995 F.2d 646 (1993)
Burgess v. Eli Lilly & Co., 995 F.2d 646 (1993)Etymology
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