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/ek'streuh yooh"teuhr in, -teuh ruyn'/, adj.being or developing outside the uterus.[1700-10; EXTRA- + UTERINE]
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extrauterine — [eks΄trəyo͞ot′ər in] adj. outside the uterus … English World dictionary
extrauterine — adjective Date: 1709 situated or occurring outside the uterus < extrauterine pregnancy > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Extrauterine — Outside the uterus (the womb). As opposed to intrauterine: inside the uterus. For example, normal pregnancies are intrauterine; extrauterine pregnancies can occur in the uterine tube or abdominal cavity and are distinctly abnormal. * * * Outside… … Medical dictionary
extrauterine gestation — n ECTOPIC PREGNANCY … Medical dictionary
Extrauterine pregnancy — A pregnancy that is not in the usual place and is located outside the inner lining of the uterus. A fertilized egg settles and grows in any location other than the inner lining of the uterus. The large majority (95%) of extrauterine pregnancies… … Medical dictionary
extrauterine gestation — noun pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus • Syn: ↑ectopic pregnancy, ↑extrauterine pregnancy, ↑ectopic gestation, ↑eccyesis, ↑metacyesis • Hypernyms: ↑pregnancy, ↑gestation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
extrauterine pregnancy — noun pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus • Syn: ↑ectopic pregnancy, ↑ectopic gestation, ↑extrauterine gestation, ↑eccyesis, ↑metacyesis • Hypernyms: ↑pregnancy, ↑gestation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
extrauterine — adjective Outside the uterus. Ant: intrauterine … Wiktionary
extrauterine — adj. outside of the uterus … English contemporary dictionary
extrauterine — ex·tra·uterine … English syllables
