different between uterine vs metestrus

English

Etymology

From Middle French utérin, from Latin uterinus (“pertaining to the womb; born of the same mother”), from Latin uterus (“womb”). Related to English uterus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jut??a?n/

Adjective

uterine (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the uterus.

   Synonym: wombly

2. Born of the same mother but of a different father.

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

uterine (plural uterines)

1. A uterine sibling.

Anagrams

• neurite, retinue, reunite, unitree

German

Adjective

uterine

1. inflection of uterin:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Adjective

uterine

1. feminine plural of uterino

Anagrams

• unirete

Latin

Adjective

uter?ne

1. vocative masculine singular of uter?nus

English

Alternative forms

• metaestrus
• metoestrus
• metœstrus

Etymology

meta- +? estrus

Noun

metestrus (uncountable)

1. A phase of the oestrus cycle where the signs of oestrogen stimulation subside, the corpus luteum starts to form, and the uterine lining begins to secrete small amounts of progesterone.

Anagrams

• musterest