"in utero" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|in utero||in the uterus}} Latin in utero (“in the uterus”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-|nolinkhead=1}} in utero (not comparable)
  1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: prenatal (english: semantically overlapping, although not always interchangeable)
    Sense id: en-in_utero-en-adj-g-hewNMs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in-utero

Adverb

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin in utero (“in the uterus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|in utero||in the uterus}} Latin in utero (“in the uterus”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} in utero (not comparable)
  1. Occurring while a baby is within their mother's womb. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: prenatally (english: synonymous in many contexts) Translations (occurring within the uterus): in utero (French)
    Sense id: en-in_utero-en-adv-g-hewNMs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in-utero

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