uterine

U1T1E1R1I1N1E1
/ˈjutəɹaɪn//ˈjutəɹɪn/

adjective

Of or pertaining to the uterus.

“uterine siblings”

Similar
wombly
OriginMiddle French utérin ← Latin uterinus →
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Meanings

adjectiveuterine (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the uterus.

    It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]

    2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

    Synonyms: wombly

  2. not comparableBorn of the same mother but of a different father.

    uterine siblings

nounuterine (plural uterines)

plural uterines

  1. A uterine sibling.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to the uterus.

Similar
wombly
Also see
uteral

Origin

  1. Latinuterus“womb”
  2. Latinuterinus“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”
  3. Middle Frenchutérin
  4. Englishuterine

From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus. By surface analysis, uter- + -ine.

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Translations

Bulgarian маточен, утробен
  • маточен (matočen)of or pertaining to the uterus
  • утробен (utroben)of or pertaining to the uterus
Catalan uterí, uterí
  • uteríof or pertaining to the uterus
  • uteríborn of the same mother but of a different father
Chinese Cantonese 子宮 /子宫
  • 子宮 /子宫 (zi² gung¹)of or pertaining to the uterus
Chinese Mandarin 子宮 /子宫, 同母異父 /同母异父
  • 子宮 /子宫 (zǐgōng)of or pertaining to the uterus
  • 同母異父 /同母异父 (tóngmǔ yìfù)born of the same mother but of a different father
Dutch baarmoeder-
  • baarmoeder-of or pertaining to the uterus
Esperanto utera
  • uteraof or pertaining to the uterus
Finnish kohtu-
  • kohtu-of or pertaining to the uterus
French utérin
  • utérinof or pertaining to the uterus
Greek μητρικός
  • μητρικός (mitrikós)of or pertaining to the uterus
Italian uterino
  • uterinoof or pertaining to the uterus
Japanese 胤違い, 異父
  • 胤違い (tanechigai)born of the same mother but of a different father
  • 異父 (ifu)born of the same mother but of a different father
  • 行き合い (yukiai)born of the same mother but of a different father
Latin uterīnus, uterīnus
  • uterīnusof or pertaining to the uterus
  • uterīnusborn of the same mother but of a different father
Polish maciczny, przyrodni
  • macicznyof or pertaining to the uterus
  • przyrodniborn of the same mother but of a different father
Russian утробный, маточный
  • утробный (utrobnyj)of or pertaining to the uterus
  • маточный (matočnyj)of or pertaining to the uterus
Spanish uterino
  • uterinoof or pertaining to the uterus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reuniteretinueneuriteunitree
Cite this entry
APA

uterine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uterine

MLA

“uterine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uterine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uterine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uterine.

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