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intrauterine

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹɪn/
  • /ˌɪntɹəˈjuːtəɹaɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N T R AH0 Y UW1 T ER0 IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Located or taking place inside the uterus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: extrauterine

2

adjective

Meaning 2

within the womb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: uşaqlıqdaxili — inside the uterus
  • Catalan: intrauterí — inside the uterus
  • Czech: nitroděložní — inside the uterus
  • Dutch: binnenbaarmoederlijk — inside the uterus
  • Finnish: kohdunsisäinen — inside the uterus
  • French: intra-utérin — inside the uterus
  • Greek: ενδομήτριος (endomítrios) — inside the uterus
  • Hindi: गर्भस्थ (garbhasth) — inside the uterus
  • Italian: intrauterino — inside the uterus
  • Polish: wewnątrzmaciczny — inside the uterus
  • Portuguese: intra-uterino — inside the uterus
  • Russian: внутрима́точный (vnutrimátočnyj) — inside the uterus
  • Russian: внутриутро́бный (vnutriutróbnyj) — inside the uterus
  • Spanish: intrauterino — inside the uterus