Intra-uterine

(in-trah-u'-ter-in). Within the womb. I. Amputation, a spontaneous amputation occurring occasionally to some part of the fatui in utero that becomes constricted by the umbilical cord or from other causes. I. Drowning, death of the fetus in utero from efforts at respiration, liquor amnii instead of air being drawn into the air-tubes. The cause of the respiratory efforts is an arrest of fetal circulation in the cord or placenta. I. Fracture, that which occurs to a fwtus in utero. I. Life, that period of the existence of an animal between conception and birth.