# vagitus uterinus

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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