intrauterine en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹɪn/
- /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹaɪn/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₁énterosder. Latin *interus Latin intrābor. English intra- English uterine English intrauterine From intra- + uterine.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Located or taking place inside the uterus.
The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.
2024 October 17, Deidre McPhillips, “Some IUDs linked to higher rates of breast cancer, but overall risk remains low”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intra-uterine | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
intrauterinely · intrauterine device · intrauterine contraceptive device · intrauterine insemination · intrauterine cranial decompression
Relateds
Translations (14)
nl binnenbaarmoederlijk (inside the uterus) · fi kohdunsisäinen (inside the uterus) · az uşaqlıqdaxili (inside the uterus) · el ενδομήτριος (inside the uterus) · ca intrauterí (inside the uterus) · cs nitroděložní (inside the uterus) · fr intra-utérin (inside the uterus) · it intrauterino (inside the uterus) · pl wewnątrzmaciczny (inside the uterus) · es intrauterino (inside the uterus) · ru внутрима́точный (inside the uterus) · hi गर्भस्थ (inside the uterus) · pt intra-uterino (inside the uterus) · ru внутриутро́бный (inside the uterus)