in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
a disease acquired in utero
an in utero diagnosis
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What’s more, emerging research also suggests baby teeth might even tell us something about a baby’s time in utero and, potentially, their future health.
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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Farwell was initially indicted on a federal charge of killing a victim/witness in August of 2024, but federal prosecutors brought an additional charge of killing a child in utero against Farwell last fall.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1313 would make the South Dakota Board of Education Standards recommend resources − namely videos − for instruction in prenatal human growth and development that show major organs forming in the fetus at various stages in utero, from fertilization to birth.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Feb. 2026
For now, the study’s authors urge neurological monitoring of young children early and more often if they were exposed to diabetes in utero.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
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Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Popular Science, 11 Mar. 2026
Farwell was initially indicted on a federal charge of killing a victim/witness in August of 2024, but federal prosecutors brought an additional charge of killing a child in utero against Farwell last fall.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
House Bill 1313 would make the South Dakota Board of Education Standards recommend resources − namely videos − for instruction in prenatal human growth and development that show major organs forming in the fetus at various stages in utero, from fertilization to birth.
—Morgan Matzen, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 13 Feb. 2026
For now, the study’s authors urge neurological monitoring of young children early and more often if they were exposed to diabetes in utero.
—Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 4 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for in utero
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“In utero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20utero. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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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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