foetus
Americannoun
PLURAL
foetusesnoun
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After 24 weeks, an abortion is only possible in very limited circumstances, such as to save the life of the mother or if there is a fatal anomaly with the foetus.
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They opted for the latter, but to be eligible for this couples have to agree to abort the foetus if the test is positive, as it was in their second pregnancy.
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Indian doctors have successfully removed "parasitic twins" - two foetuses that were growing inside the abdomen of a 20-day-old baby.
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Paramedics then found the foetus hidden in a laundry basket in her room, police said, which had not been born alive.
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The placenta is an organ made in the womb during pregnancy that gives oxygen and nutrients to a foetus.
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