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in utero

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in u·ter·o  (n yt-r)
adv. & adj.
In the uterus.
[New Latin in uter : Latin in, in + Latin uter, ablative of uterus, uterus.]
in utero Latin [ɪn ˈjuːtəˌrəʊ]
adv
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) within the womb
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Adv.1.in utero - in the uterus; "the child was infected in utero from the mother"


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