Extrauterine Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Examples of extrauterine in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web An ectopic pregnancy, also called extrauterine pregnancy, is when a fertilized egg grows outside a woman's uterus, usually in a fallopian tube. —
Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 2 June 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1709, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of extrauterine was in 1709
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“Extrauterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/extrauterine. Accessed 24 Feb. 2024.
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