in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
a disease acquired in utero
an in utero diagnosis
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Doctors gave the fetus a blood transfusion in utero.
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Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
The doctor discovered the virus had passed to the fetus in utero.
—Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
Arizona wants to lead a team in performing brain surgery on the fetus while in utero.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Though a coroner ruled that the baby had died in utero and was uninjured, prosecutors took issue with her manner of disposal rather than the fetus’s manner of death — even though no clear guidelines exist for disposal of a home miscarriage.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
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Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
The doctor discovered the virus had passed to the fetus in utero.
—Anne Thompson, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2024
Arizona wants to lead a team in performing brain surgery on the fetus while in utero.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Apr. 2024
Though a coroner ruled that the baby had died in utero and was uninjured, prosecutors took issue with her manner of disposal rather than the fetus’s manner of death — even though no clear guidelines exist for disposal of a home miscarriage.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2024
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in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
a disease acquired in utero
an in utero diagnosis
Legal Definition
in utero
adverb or adjective
: in the uterus : before birth
an injury suffered in utero
that her condition could possibly be linked to in utero exposure—Burgess v. Eli Lilly & Co., 995 F.2d 646 (1993)
Burgess v. Eli Lilly & Co., 995 F.2d 646 (1993)Etymology
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