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uterine.

Of or pertaining to the uterus.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈjutəɹaɪn//ˈjutəɹɪn/
  1. Of or pertaining to the uterus.

    not-comparable
  2. Born of the same mother but of a different father.

    not-comparable
    uterine siblings
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈjutəɹaɪn//ˈjutəɹɪn/
  1. A uterine sibling.

Where this word comes from

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.

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