fetal

[ feet-l ]
See synonyms for fetal on Thesaurus.com
adjectiveEmbryology.
  1. of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.

Origin of fetal

1
First recorded in 1735–45; fet(us) + -al1
  • Also especially British, foe·tal .

Other words from fetal

  • post·fe·tal, adjective
  • post·foe·tal, adjective

Words that may be confused with fetal

Words Nearby fetal

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use fetal in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for fetal

fetal

foetal

/ (ˈfiːtəl) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fetus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012