intra-uterineadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪntrəˈjuːtərʌɪn/,

/ˌɪntrəˈjuːtərɪn/, U.S.

/ˌɪntrəˈjudərən/,

/ˌɪntrəˈjudəraɪn/

Forms: Also intrauterine.

Etymology: < intra- prefix 1 + Latin uterus: compare uterine.

Situated, occurring, or passed within the uterus or womb; relating to this stage of an animal's life. Applied spec. to contraceptive devices for placing in the uterus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [adjective] > womb > taking place in

uterinea1661

intra-uterine1835

1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 69/2 In the early periods of intra-uterine life.

1867 H. Spencer First Princ. (ed. 2) ii. xii. §93. 279 An intra-uterine biography beginning with him as a microscopic germ.

1931 F. W. S. Browne tr. T. H. van de Velde' Fertility & Sterility in Marriage xiv. 354 The intra-uterine appliances were based on the same principle as the vaginal; but they soon completely changed their mechanism and structure.

1969 N. W. Pirie Food Resources 15 The contraceptive ideal is a treatment of some sort that makes one or other sex infertile until it is reversed. The closest approach to this ideal so far is the intrauterine device.

1972 Guardian 10 July 9/2 Asking, at a Family Planning Association branch, for an intra-uterine device.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	intra-uterine
释义	intra-uterineadj. Brit. /ˌɪntrəˈjuːtərʌɪn/, /ˌɪntrəˈjuːtərɪn/, U.S. /ˌɪntrəˈjudərən/, /ˌɪntrəˈjudəraɪn/ Forms: Also intrauterine. Etymology: < intra- prefix 1 + Latin uterus: compare uterine. Situated, occurring, or passed within the uterus or womb; relating to this stage of an animal's life. Applied spec. to contraceptive devices for placing in the uterus. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sex organs > female sex organs > [adjective] > womb > taking place in uterinea1661 intra-uterine1835 1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 69/2 In the early periods of intra-uterine life. 1867 H. Spencer First Princ. (ed. 2) ii. xii. §93. 279 An intra-uterine biography beginning with him as a microscopic germ. 1931 F. W. S. Browne tr. T. H. van de Velde' Fertility & Sterility in Marriage xiv. 354 The intra-uterine appliances were based on the same principle as the vaginal; but they soon completely changed their mechanism and structure. 1969 N. W. Pirie Food Resources 15 The contraceptive ideal is a treatment of some sort that makes one or other sex infertile until it is reversed. The closest approach to this ideal so far is the intrauterine device. 1972 Guardian 10 July 9/2 Asking, at a Family Planning Association branch, for an intra-uterine device. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1835
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