uterine
Pertaining to womb
Uterine means of or relating to the uterus: uterine contractions, uterine lining, uterine cancer.
The word appears almost exclusively in medical contexts.
A uterine sibling shares the same mother but not the same father—the counterpart to a half-sibling on the paternal side.
Fetal development organ
- endometriumInner uterine membrane
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- fallopianOf egg-carrying ducts
- ovariesEgg-producing organs
Embedding into tissue
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- embryoOrganism before birth
blastocyst · zygote · ovulation · menstruation · endometrial · progesterone · estrogen · fertility
Benign uterine tumors
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
- hysterectomyExcision of the uterus
myomectomy · ablation · curettage · hysteroscopy · laparoscopy · dysmenorrhea · septum · arcuate
Brother or sister
- half-siblingChild sharing one parent
- brotherMale with shared parents
- sisterFemale sibling
- twinOne of matched pair
maternal · consanguinity · lineage · bloodline · familial · related · kin
Shortened word forms
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- dilationWidening of an opening
- effacementAct of erasing completely
rupture · atony · inversion · oxytocin · pitocin · postpartum · hemorrhage · involution
womb
Fetal development organ
- endometriumInner uterine membrane
- cervixUterine opening to vagina
- fallopianOf egg-carrying ducts
ovaries · placenta · fundus · corpus · isthmus · ovarian · oviduct
implantation
Embedding into tissue
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
embryo · blastocyst · zygote · ovulation · menstruation · endometrial · progesterone · estrogen · fertility · menstrual
fibroids
Benign uterine tumors
- endometriosisDisplaced uterine tissue condition
- polypsFixed aquatic invertebrates
- prolapseOrgan slipping from place
hysterectomy · myomectomy · ablation · curettage · hysteroscopy · laparoscopy · dysmenorrhea · septum · arcuate
sibling
Brother or sister
- half-siblingChild sharing one parent
- brotherMale with shared parents
- sisterFemale sibling
twin · maternal · consanguinity · lineage · bloodline · familial · related · kin
contractions
Shortened word forms
effacement · rupture · atony · inversion · oxytocin · pitocin · postpartum · hemorrhage · involution · afterbirth
uterineextrauterine
Outside the womb
testicular · ectopic · ovarian · penile · scrotal
- uterine cancerMalignancy of the womb
- uterine fibroidsBenign womb muscle tumors
- uterine atonyWomb fails to contract
- uterine liningInner womb tissue
- uterine bleedingBlood loss from womb
- uterine contractionsInvoluntary womb muscle tightening