English Explanatory Dictionary

vagitus uterinus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The crying of a foetus from within the womb following rupture of the membranes, which in some cases allows air to reach inside the womb.

Word forms

vagitus uterinus

Etymology

Modern medical coinage from Latin vagitus (“cry”) + uterinus (“of the womb”)

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