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▪ I. † uterine, n.1 Obs.—1
[ad. med.L. uterīnus, f. late L. uterinus adj.: see next.]
pl. Children or offspring of the same mother.
1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) V. 29 Thei were [not] uterynes or childer of oon woman.
▪ II. uterine, a. and n.2|ˈjuːtəraɪn, -ɪn|
Also 5–6 uteryne, 7 uterin.
[a. OF. uterin, -ine (F. utérin, -ine), or ad. late L. uterīnus (whence It., Sp., Pg. uterino), f. L. uterus uterus.]
A. adj.
1. Having the same mother, but not the same father. Also in fig. context.
1432–50tr. Higden (Rolls) V. 295 Medardus..and Gildardus,..bothe breþer uteryne, borne in oon day. 1447O. Bokenham Seyntys (Roxb.) 45 Melchy..Pantars brother..Weddyd iacobes modyr & gat ely. So iacob & ely wer bretherne vteryne. c1555Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (Camden) 174 To be taken not only of the brother by father and mother but of the uterine and half brother also. 1600W. Watson Decacordon (1602) 359 Saint Peter was the onely vterine, and germane brother to saint Andrew. c1629Donne Serm. (1640) 621 If Sodome and Jerusalem were Sisters, Babylon and we may be so too; uterin sisters of one wombe. a1695Wood Ath. Oxon. (1721) II. 1094/2 Walter Pope, uterine Brother to Dr. Joh. Wilkins. 1703Quick Dec. Wife's Sister 19 His uterine Sister. 1765–8Erskine Inst. Law Scot. iii. viii. §8 Brothers or sisters of the deceased by the mother only, who are called uterine. 1844W. K. Kelly tr. Michelet's Hist. France I. 561 The uterine sister of Henry III. 1860Emerson Cond. Life i. 11 People are born with the moral..bias—uterine brothers with this diverging destination.
b. Related by blood through the mother. rare.
1632Lithgow Trav. x. 503 Whose Vterine blood he is, and present Brother..sprung from one Mother. 1816Tuckey Narr. Exped. R. Zaire iv. (1818) 161 The property..devolves to his brothers or uterine uncles. 1888N. & Q. 7th Ser. V. 493/2 The direct lineal ancestress in the female line, or what is sometimes termed umbilical or uterine ancestress.
c. (See quot.) rare—1.
1882A. Macfarlane Consanguinity 11 The uterine system, that is, the system resulting from tracing kinship through females only.
2. Surg. Adapted for using or operating on or in the uterus or womb.
1615Crooke Body of Man 239 Wee must proceede by the guide of a vterine probe. 1849Lancet 29 Dec. 609/2 Dr. Routh exhibited to the Society three uterine scarificators. 1857Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. 851/2 Sound, Uterine, Uterine bougie. 1865Lancet 29 April 465/1 The uterine tents made from dried stem of sea-tangle. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2685 Uterine dilator,..elevator, redressor, scarificator, speculum.
3. Of, pertaining or belonging to, the uterus; situated in, connected with, the womb.
1646Sir T. Browne Pseud. Ep. vii. vii. 352 In hot climates and where the uterine parts exceed in heat. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v., From a Turgescency or Inflation of the Uterine Vessels. 1788Encycl. Brit. (ed. 3) I. 744/2 The Fallopian or uterine tubes, which open into the cavity of the uterus. 1800Med. Jrnl. IV. 191 In the fœtus, we note several contrivances for the uterine state. 1834J. Forbes tr. Laennec's Dis. Chest (ed. 4) 665 The only arteries in which it can be supposed to be produced are the hypogastric, iliac, and uterine. 1838Lancet 7 July 497/2 The diseases of the uterine organs. 1877W. Turner Hum. Anat. ii. 519 A uterine venous plexus is arranged on and in the wall of the uterus.
b. Affecting, occurring or taking place in, the uterus.
uterine souffle: see souffle, and cf. placental 1.
a1661Fuller Worthies, Somerset. iii. (1662) 20 Our Bath-waters..are good for uterine effects, proceeding from cold and windy Humours. 1669W. Simpson Hydrol. Chym. 77 This exotick acidity coagulating the blood..is the author of most of their uterine infirmities. 1728Chambers Cycl. s.v., Maids that were..seiz'd with the Uterine Fury. 1752Smellie Midwifery 142 Vomiting,..in a few,..prevails during the whole time of uterine gestation. 1771Encycl. Brit. III. 163/1 Of the Immoderate Flux of the Menses, or Uterine Hæmorrhage. 1838Penny Cycl. X. 333/2 The embryo..during the rest of its uterine life has been denominated the fœtus. 1839C. West tr. Naegele's Auscultation 13 The uterine sound varies in its intensity..within a very short time. 1851E. Hamilton Flora Homœop. I. 111 Boerhaave..employed it in uterine diseases. 1889Buck's Handbk. Med. Sci. VII. 448/1 This congestion causes..painful uterine contractions.
c. Suitable or adapted for remedying or aiding the uterus.
1771Encycl. Brit. III. 163/1 Uterine cathartics are aloes, myrrh, bryony, colocynthus [etc.]. 1849Lancet 22 Dec. 661/2 A new uterine supporter. 1875Knight Dict. Mech. 2685/1 Uterine douche, a form of irrigator for the uterus.
4. Of the nature of a uterus.
1841T. R. Jones Anim. Kingd. 201 The exact nature of the uterine sacculus..is imperfectly understood.
5. Of vellum: Prepared from the skin of a fœtal or abortive calf or lamb.
1870Rock Text. Fabr. p. cxxxv, That now rare kind of vellum called, among manuscript collectors, ‘uterine’.
†B. n. A medicine or herb remedial in uterine affections. Obs. Cf. uterine a. 3 c.
1661Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 460 Uterines, in..flux, inflammation, scirrhus and ulcers of the womb. 1697Floyer Eng. Baths i. 18 In the Mola Uteri, let Women swim in salt Water, or apply the Steam of it in which Uterines are boyl'd. 1718Quincy Compl. Disp. 81 Some commend it as a good Uterine. |