- a variation of fetus.
foetus
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foetuses
plural
noun
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This means the foetus is often removed and either buried separately or in the same grave as the mother, she says.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The hospital said the decisions of medical staff were based on concerns for the health of both mother and foetus.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The woman and the doctors were aware of defects affecting her foetus, but the termination of her pregnancy was delayed.
From Barron's ● Mar. 3, 2026
The placenta is an organ made in the womb during pregnancy that gives oxygen and nutrients to a foetus.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2025
He was curled up like a foetus in an empty room on an old mattress that the last people to leave the Barracks had left behind in the flat.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
The risks are not uniform, with foetuses and young children most affected, and girls and women 52-percent more susceptible to the cancer-inducing effects of radiation than boys and men.
From Barron's ● Jan. 22, 2026
In this case, the woman was pregnant with triplets and two of the foetuses began to grow inside the abdomen of the baby.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
A scan showed two tumour-like shapes inside her abdomen, which were actually the malformed foetuses.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
These included vitamins B12, B6 and D, folic acid and riboflavin which are essential for the development of foetuses in the womb.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 5, 2023
“You can’t really do any useful intellectual conditioning till the foetuses have lost their tails. Follow me.”
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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