in utero

English

Alternative forms

• in-utero

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”).

Adverb

in utero (not comparable)

1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb.

Synonyms

• prenatally (synonymous in many contexts)

Translations

occurring within the uterus

• French: in utero (fr)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} I livmodern

Adjective

in utero (not comparable)

1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb.
   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics Codex entry:

     Most organic species are capable of developing biotic abilities, though there are risks involved. Biotics are the result of in-utero exposure to element zero. This usually causes fatal cancers in the victim, but in rare cases it coalesces into nodules within the fetus's developing nervous system.

   • 2015 December, Richard A. Stein, “The Naturome Awaits the Nurturome”, in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, volume 35, number 21, page 36:

     A major research effort in Dr. Nawrot's group is focusing on understanding in utero factors that shape disease risk later in life.

   • 2023 October 19, Brendan I. Koerner, “Watch This Guy Work, and You’ll Finally Understand the TikTok Era”, in Wired‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Magana traces his love for music back to an experience in utero: In the spring of 1993, his pregnant mother attended a Guns N’ Roses show at Mexico City’s Palacio de los Deportes.

Synonyms

• prenatal (semantically overlapping, although not always interchangeable)

Anagrams

• in route, routine, tue-iron