situated or developing outside the cavity of the uterus
extrauterine in American English
(ˌɛkstrəˈjutərɪn)
adjective
outside the uterus
extrauterine in American English
(ˌekstrəˈjuːtərɪn, -təˌrain)
adjective
being or developing outside the uterus
Word origin
[1700–10; extra- + uterine]This word is first recorded in the period 1700–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camera, emphatic, envelope, marquise, sliding scaleextra- is a prefix meaning “outside,” “beyond,” freely used as an English formative. Otherwords that use the affix extra- include: extra-atmospheric, extrajudicial, extraterritorial
Examples of 'extrauterine' in a sentence
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Heterotopic cornual pregnancy refers to the co-existence of intrauterine and extrauterine cornual pregnancies.
Freda Khoo, Tse Yeun Tan, Heng Hao Tan 2014, 'Laparoscopic resection of cornual heterotopic pregnancy after in vitro fertilizationand embryo transfer leading to successful live birth', Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307014000549. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Leiomyomas can present as an intrauterine mass or rarely as an extrauterine tumor.
Peeyush Bhargava, Kabiul Haque, Romulo Vea, Elba Turbat-Herrera, Quyen Chu, GuillermoSangster, Horacio D'Agostino 2018, 'Parasitic leiomyoma presenting as an inguinal hernia in a postmenopausal woman', Radiology Case Reportshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318300347. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Extrauterine adenomyomas are rare with only a few case reports available in the literature.
Mana Moghadamfalahi, Daniel S. Metzinger 2012, 'Multiple Extrauterine Adenomyomas Presenting in Upper Abdomen and Pelvis: A Case Reportand Brief Review of the Literature', Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/565901. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We performed laparotomy with left tubal salpingectomy at the site of extrauterinepregnancy.
Bogoje Nikolov, Dragan Lončar, Ivanela Čitaković 2007, 'HETEROTOPIC PREGNANCY AFTER IN VITRO FERTILIZATION AND EMBRYO TRANSFER (IVF-ET)',Acta Medica Medianaehttp://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2007-html/3-broj/HETEROTOPIC%20PREGNANCY....pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The main risks concern multiple gestation, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and extrauterine pregnancy.
Anna Maria Rossi 2005, 'Salute delle donne e procreazione medicalmente assistita', Storia delle Donnehttp://www.fupress.net/index.php/sdd/article/view/2023. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They apply primarily to neonates undergoing transition from intrauterine to extrauterine life.
Indu A Chadha 2010, 'Neonatal resuscitation: Current issues', Indian Journal of Anaesthesiahttp://www.ijaweb.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5049;year=2010;volume=54;issue=5;spage=428;epage=438;aulast=Chadha. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
They serve to modulate the functional adaptation for extrauterine life during the perinatal period.
Hye Rim Chung 2014, 'Adrenal and thyroid function in the fetus and preterm infant', Korean Journal of Pediatricshttp://kjp.or.kr/upload/pdf/kjped-57-425.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The patient showed simultaneous bilateral extrauterine pregnancy, managed by laparoscopic salpingectomy.
Tariq Baghdadi, Bruno Salle, Agnès Bordes, Gery Lamblin 2017, 'Simultaneous bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injectionand embryo transfer, in a patient with Stage 3 endometriosis', Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Therapyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213307016301150. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The couple was diagnosed with unexplained infertility and no identifiable risk factors for extrauterine pregnancy.
Nivin Samara, Yaakov Bentov 2016, 'Case Report of Ectopic Ovarian Pregnancy following Fresh Embryo Transfer', Clinical Medicine Insights: Reproductive Healthhttps://doi.org/10.4137/CMRH.S40593. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We aimed to report one of the complications of extrauterine and intrauterine devices.
Gulsum Uysal, Hakan Nazik, Nefise Tanridan Okçu, Sevtap Seyfettinoglu, Halil Kazgan 2016, 'Surgical Removal of an Extrauterine Device Migrating to Appendix', Case Reports in Medicinehttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4732153. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)