extrauterine

[ ek-struh-yoo-ter-in, -tuh-rahyn ]

adjective
  1. being or developing outside the uterus.

Origin of extrauterine

1
First recorded in 1700–10; extra- + uterine

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British Dictionary definitions for extrauterine

extrauterine

/ (ˌɛkstrəˈjuːtəˌraɪn) /


adjective
  1. situated or developing outside the cavity of the uterus

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