intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyü-tə-rən 
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
-(ˌ)trä-
: situated, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine insemination
also
: involving the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine mortality
Examples of intrauterine in a Sentence
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Liesl did three rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI) and in vitro fertilization.
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Women's Health, 13 July 2023
In some instances, physicians are unsure whether the pregnancy is a failed intrauterine pregnancy (where fetal viability is not detected inside the uterus), an ectopic pregnancy that just wasn’t detected yet on the ultrasound, or another type of abnormal pregnancy.
—Wired, 7 Aug. 2022
Male infertility contributes to or causes about 40% to 50% of infertility in heterosexual couples.12 Before going forward with fertility treatments, like intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF), couples may benefit from having the male partner's fertility tested first.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
The couple conceived with the help of to intrauterine insemination, according to the hospital, which noted that during the pregnancy, one egg divided into four parts, creating the identical quadruplets, while another remained intact, growing into their son.
—Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
Research on the seas:What weird new parasites on Antarctic fish tell us about climate change around the world Studying without sacrificing Before the hammerhead or the tiger shark, before any of the high-tech intrauterine tracking or high-seas searching, there was a controversy.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
Today, the pill is still exclusively a female method to prevent pregnancy, but women can also choose from several different methods, including the pill, the patch, the vaginal ring, the sponge, the injection, the intrauterine implant (IUD) and the diaphragm.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022
Solemnly, Campbell described scenarios in which patients may endure inevitable miscarriage, in which a fetus still has cardiac activity though a miscarriage is well underway, putting the pregnant person at risk of an intrauterine infection, which could lead to sepsis and death.
—Becca Andrews, The New Republic, 9 May 2022
Gatton and her husband had struggled to conceive naturally for years and completed six unsuccessful intrauterine inseminations.
—Hannah Baggenstoss, STAT, 6 Oct. 2022
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Women's Health, 13 July 2023
In some instances, physicians are unsure whether the pregnancy is a failed intrauterine pregnancy (where fetal viability is not detected inside the uterus), an ectopic pregnancy that just wasn’t detected yet on the ultrasound, or another type of abnormal pregnancy.
—Wired, 7 Aug. 2022
Male infertility contributes to or causes about 40% to 50% of infertility in heterosexual couples.12 Before going forward with fertility treatments, like intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF), couples may benefit from having the male partner's fertility tested first.
—Karen Pallarito, Health, 12 May 2023
The couple conceived with the help of to intrauterine insemination, according to the hospital, which noted that during the pregnancy, one egg divided into four parts, creating the identical quadruplets, while another remained intact, growing into their son.
—Laura Barcella, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
Research on the seas:What weird new parasites on Antarctic fish tell us about climate change around the world Studying without sacrificing Before the hammerhead or the tiger shark, before any of the high-tech intrauterine tracking or high-seas searching, there was a controversy.
—The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023
Today, the pill is still exclusively a female method to prevent pregnancy, but women can also choose from several different methods, including the pill, the patch, the vaginal ring, the sponge, the injection, the intrauterine implant (IUD) and the diaphragm.
—Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 20 May 2022
Solemnly, Campbell described scenarios in which patients may endure inevitable miscarriage, in which a fetus still has cardiac activity though a miscarriage is well underway, putting the pregnant person at risk of an intrauterine infection, which could lead to sepsis and death.
—Becca Andrews, The New Republic, 9 May 2022
Gatton and her husband had struggled to conceive naturally for years and completed six unsuccessful intrauterine inseminations.
—Hannah Baggenstoss, STAT, 6 Oct. 2022
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circa 1836, in the meaning defined above
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intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
: located, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine growth
Medical Definition
intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
: of, situated in, used in, or occurring within the uterus
the intrauterine environment
intrauterine instillation of saline
also
: involving or occurring during the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine infection
intrauterine mortality
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