uterine

See also: utérine

English

Etymology

From Middle French utérin, from Late Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb" also "born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjutəɹaɪn/

Adjective

uterine (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the uterus.
  2. Born of the same mother.
    uterine siblings

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Translations

Noun

uterine (plural uterines)

  1. A uterine sibling.

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German

Adjective

uterine

  1. inflected form of uterin

Italian

Adjective

uterine

  1. Feminine plural form of uterino

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Latin

Adjective

uterīne

  1. vocative masculine singular of uterīnus
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