uterine
adjective
uter·ine
ˈyü-tə-ˌrīn 
-rən
-rən
1
: born of the same mother but by a different father
uterine brothers
2
: of, relating to, or affecting the uterus
uterine cancer
the uterine lining
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Lesions can swell and bleed, similar to the inner uterine lining, during the menstrual cycle.
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Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2024
Doctors often prescribe additional hormone injections for up to 12 weeks to boost estrogen levels and thicken the uterine lining before a frozen embryo is thawed and transferred.
—Jessica Kutz, Vox, 30 May 2024
Black women die of uterine cancer at twice the rate of white women, are twice as likely to be diagnosed with stomach cancer and more than twice as likely to die of it.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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Dr. Roshini Raj, Health, 17 June 2024
This causes the uterine lining to stop thickening and to break down, detaching the embryo.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 13 June 2024
Doctors often prescribe additional hormone injections for up to 12 weeks to boost estrogen levels and thicken the uterine lining before a frozen embryo is thawed and transferred.
—Jessica Kutz, Vox, 30 May 2024
Black women die of uterine cancer at twice the rate of white women, are twice as likely to be diagnosed with stomach cancer and more than twice as likely to die of it.
—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 7 June 2024
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uterine
adjective
uter·ine
ˈyüt-ə-ˌrīn
-rən
-rən
: of, relating to, or affecting the uterus
the uterine lining
uterine cancer
Medical Definition
uterine
adjective
uter·ine
ˈyüt-ə-ˌrīn
-rən
-rən
: of, relating to, occurring in, or affecting the uterus
uterine tissue
uterine cancer
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