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fetus
[ fee-tuhs ]
noun
- (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
fetus
/ ˈfiːtəs /
noun
- the embryo of a mammal in the later stages of development, when it shows all the main recognizable features of the mature animal, esp a human embryo from the end of the second month of pregnancy until birth Compare embryo
fetus
/ fē′təs /
- The unborn offspring of a mammal at the later stages of its development, especially a human from eight weeks after fertilization to its birth. In a fetus, all major body organs are present.
fetus
- The embryo of an animal that bears its young alive (rather than laying eggs ). In humans, the embryo is called a fetus after all major body structures have formed; this stage is reached about sixty days after fertilization .
Word History and Origins
Origin of fetus1
Word History and Origins
Origin of fetus1
Example Sentences
Then Cox cut her open with a knife, pulled out a fetus, and everyone ate the fetus.
“But it can have a problem with pregnancy, impacting neuron development of a fetus, potentially causing issues with the spinal cord formation of the fetus.”
Pregnancy comes with a slew of check-ups and screenings to monitor both the health of the fetus and maternal complications such as gestational diabetes.
The study found that PM2.5 exposure can influence the histone profiles of pregnant women, disrupting the normal balance of cytokine genes and leading to increased inflammation in both women and fetuses.
Folate is an essential nutrient that can help prevent birth defects in the brain and spine of a developing fetus.
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