in utero en · ADJ
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb.
A major research effort in Dr. Nawrot's group is focusing on understanding in utero factors that shape disease risk later in life.
2015 December 14, Richard A. Stein, “The Naturome Awaits the Nurturome”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, volume 35, number 21, page 36:Most organic species are capable of developing biotic abilities, though there are risks involved. Biotics are the result of in-utero exposure to element zero. This usually causes fatal cancers in the victim, but in rare cases it coalesces into nodules within the fetus's developing nervous system.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics Codex entry:Magana traces his love for music back to an experience in utero: In the spring of 1993, his pregnant mother attended a Guns N’ Roses show at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes.
2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired, →ISSN:
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