extrauterine

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

adjective

1. being or developing outside the uterus.

extrauterine

/ ˌɛkstrəˈjuːtəˌraɪn /

adjective

1. situated or developing outside the cavity of the uterus

Word History and Origins

Origin of extrauterine¹

First recorded in 1700–10; extra- + uterine

Example Sentences

As the nation witnessed in February of this year, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are “extrauterine children” sending devastating ripple effects across the state halting IVF treatments.

From Salon

The court found that they fell within the protection of the state’s 1872 Wrongful Death of a Minor Act — largely because the law didn’t explicitly provide “an exception ... for extrauterine children,” as Justice Jay Mitchell wrote for the court majority.

From Los Angeles Times

Alabama justices in February ruled that three couples could pursue wrongful death lawsuits for their “extrauterine children” after their frozen embryos were destroyed in an accident at a storage facility.

From Seattle Times

Seen now, in the rearview mirror, of course the Alabama Supreme Court’s solicitude for “extrauterine children” would trump its concern for their extrauterine mothers.

From Slate

In February, many in vitro fertilization clinics in the state of Alabama paused some of their services after the state’s supreme court said that frozen embryos were “extrauterine children.”

From Salon