intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyü-tə-rən 
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
-(ˌ)trä-
: situated, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine insemination
also
: involving the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine mortality
Examples of intrauterine in a Sentence
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The Bravo star, who underwent IUI [intrauterine insemination] for her second pregnancy, has been chronicling parts of her pregnancy journey on social media.
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article The young wife sought fertility treatment from a gynecologist in downstate Illinois in 1973 in the hope of conceiving via intrauterine insemination.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
In order to start their family, the stay-at-home mom and her electrician husband turned to intrauterine insemination (IUI), according to a previous news release from UMMC.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
Letrozole can also be used for intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 22 July 2024
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Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article The young wife sought fertility treatment from a gynecologist in downstate Illinois in 1973 in the hope of conceiving via intrauterine insemination.
—Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2024
In order to start their family, the stay-at-home mom and her electrician husband turned to intrauterine insemination (IUI), according to a previous news release from UMMC.
—Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
Letrozole can also be used for intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatment.
—Rachel Gurevich, Parents, 22 July 2024
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intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
: located, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine growth
Medical Definition
intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
: of, situated in, used in, or occurring within the uterus
the intrauterine environment
intrauterine instillation of saline
also
: involving or occurring during the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine infection
intrauterine mortality
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