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uterine

/ˈjutəɹaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
uter-ine
IPA
/ˈjutəɹaɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the uterus.

adj

Born of the same mother but of a different father.

noun

A uterine sibling.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus. By surface analysis, uter- + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

uterines (plural)

Derived Forms

AUFI AUIF cervicouterine extrauterine intrauterine intrauterinely nonuterine parauterine periuterine postuterine rectouterine retrouterine

Phrases

absolute uterine factor infertility absolute uterine infertility intrauterine device intrauterine insemination intra-uterine uterine cancer uterine cycle uterine factor infertility

Synonyms

wombly

Questions

How do you pronounce uterine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈjutəɹaɪn/.
What does uterine mean?
Of or pertaining to the uterus.
Where does uterine come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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