Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vagitus uterinus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vagi-tus u-ter-i-nus
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The crying of a foetus from within the womb following rupture of the membranes, which in some cases allows air to reach inside the womb.

Uncountable

Etymology

Modern medical coinage from Latin vagitus (“cry”) + uterinus (“of the womb”)

Usage

Questions

What does vagitus uterinus mean?
The crying of a foetus from within the womb following rupture of the membranes, which in some cases allows air to reach inside the womb.
Where does vagitus uterinus come from?
Modern medical coinage from Latin vagitus (“cry”) + uterinus (“of the womb”)

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