uterine

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: u=ter=ine

CIDE DICTIONARY

uterine, a. [L. uterinus born of the same mother, from uterus womb: cf. F. utérin.].

•  Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.  [1913 Webster]
•  Born of the same mother, but by a different father.  [1913 Webster]

  "Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh. Wilki"  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

uterine, adj.
1 of or relating to the uterus.
2 born of the same mother but not the same father (sister uterine).

Etymology

ME f. LL uterinus (as UTERUS)

THESAURUS

uterine

affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, avuncular, cervical, clitoral, closely related, cognate, collateral, congeneric, consanguine, consanguinean, consanguineous, distantly related, enate, foster, genital, german, germane, kindred, matrilateral, matrilineal, matroclinous, novercal, of the blood, ovarian, patrilateral, patrilineal, patroclinous, penial, penile, phallic, related, scrotal, seminal, sib, sibling, spermatic, testicular, vaginal, vulval, vulvar