intrauterine

adjective

in·​tra·​uter·​ine ˌin-trə-ˈyü-tə-rən  -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

Recent Examples on the Web

They got married two years ago and began their journey to parenthood through intrauterine insemination. —Sam Gillette, People.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Jon and his wife Kate Gosselin shot to fame after giving birth to sextuplets after having twins using intrauterine insemination. —Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Its services include in-vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination, genetic testing, family building for LGBTQ+ families, surrogacy, fertility evaluations, egg donating and freezing and more. —Molly Bohannon, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025

The Rhode Island Office of State Medical Examiners determined that the baby’s cause of death was subdural hemorrhage due to intrauterine blunt force impact from the motor vehicle crash and his manner of death was ruled an accident, according to the warrant affidavit. —Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

circa 1836, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing intrauterine

• intrauterine contraceptive device
• intrauterine device

Rhymes for intrauterine

• extrauterine
• uterine

Kids Definition

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 

: 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