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in utero

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  1. in the uterus
    the child was infected in utero from the mother

How To Use in utero In A Sentence

  • These androgens will masculinize a female fetus in utero.
  • The frequency of change to instrumental delivery and resuscitation at birth illustrates that many of the cases were probably infected in utero.
  • Especially while offspring are in utero, what their mothers do—or eat—can “methylate” particular genes in the offspring, changing how those genes behave. Origins
  • VC provides 'waterproofing' in utero, allowing skin to grow in wet conditions, while after birth it hydrates and cleanses, even healing when applied to ulcers. THE MEDICAL NEWS
  • I think, however, that he overlooks an important third possibility - inadequate nutrition in utero.
  • Occurring in one in 15,000 live births, they are produced by thin bands of amniotic membrane wrapping around various parts of the extremity in utero.
  • This statement, which appears in the August 2000 issue of Pediatrics, updates a previous AAP statement and reflects the current thinking about alcohol exposure in utero and the revised nosology.
  • Vaccination in utero may reduce the vertical transmission of infectious diseases.
  • Both in utero exposures to maternal smoking and asthma are associated with chronic deficits in lung function.
  • I presented a paper in 2005, with Dr. Milton Diamond, to Dr. Zucker and a host of other experts at the International Behavioral Development Symposium, showing that exposure to DES (diethylstilbestrol) in utero was strongly linked to the onset of the intersexed condition called transsexualism. Letters to the Editor
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