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INTRAUTERINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Within the womb

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

uterine (of or involving the uterus)

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A device designed to prevent conception through local or systemic effect, such as a barrier contraceptive, an intrauterine device, or a means of preventing ovulation (e.g., birth control pill).

(Contraceptive Device, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include a characteristic facial appearance (protuberant and low-set ears, thick lips, and flaring nostrils), intrauterine growth retardation, insulin resistance, and enlarged genitalia.

(Donohue Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The procedure of instilling saline or other fluids into the amniotic cavity using an intrauterine catheter.

(Amnioinfusion, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called intrauterine device.

(IUD, NCI Dictionary)

Given the proven influence of lifestyle on the intrauterine environment, reducing the time spent by the mother on sedentary behaviours and increasing her physical activity levels may constitute alternative–complementary tools for controlling and regulating these immunometabolic responses and therefore promoting healthier pregnancies.

(A new study highlights the importance of undertaking physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity during the early weeks of pregnancy, University of Granada)

Birth control methods may work in a number of different ways. These include: • Preventing sperm from getting to the eggs - condoms, diaphragms and intrauterine devices (IUDs) work this way • Keeping the woman's ovaries from releasing eggs that could be fertilized - birth control pills work this way • Sterilization, which permanently prevents a woman from getting pregnant or a man from being able to get a woman pregnant

(Birth Control, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

Intrauterine devices prevent sperm from fertilizing an egg, and prevent fertilized eggs from implanting in the uterus.

(Intrauterine device, NCI Dictionary)