fetal

[ feet-l ]

/ ˈfit l /

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adjective Embryology.

of, relating to, or having the character of a fetus.

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Also especially British, foe·tal .

Origin of fetal

First recorded in 1735–45; fet(us) + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM fetal

post·fe·tal, adjectivepost·foe·tal, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fetal

fatal, fetal

Words nearby fetal

festschrift, festuca, festy, FET, feta, fetal, fetal age, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, fetal alcohol syndrome, fetal aspiration syndrome, fetal diagnosis

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The researchers found that cells separate into fetal and placental lineages earlier than anticipated — in some cases, within the first few cell divisions of the zygote.
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Testosterone exposure during fetal development is what determines whether sex organs that are traditionally labeled as male or female develop, but biological sex is much more of a spectrum than we realize.
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We were having a debate about the fetal heartbeat bill on the House floor.
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“Naturally, people tend to center on the fetal risk,” Parchem says.
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This new paper lends further weight to those revised guidelines, says Alison Cahill, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Physicians there are skilled enough to perform mid-trimester abortions, as well as procedures for women with fetal anomalies.
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Their website seems almost exclusively involved with smoking out products and manufacturers that use aborted fetal cell lines.
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But she was in one of the 38 states that do have a fetal homicide law.
Charged With Murder for a Miscarriage in Oklahoma|Michael Daly|June 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some scientists assert there are three times as many cases of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders than FAS cases.
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Curled into a fetal position on an outdoor, candle-lit matt in Costa Rica, the 18-year-old trembles in fear.
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Even in my fetal state I have, by thy favour, become versed in the Shastras and the Vedas with their several branches.
Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 1|Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
She is keeping up her own bodily functions, as well as developing her fetal litter.
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That opinion is not finally settled as regards the animal after the fetal stage, but it is much stronger as regards embryos.
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The allantois becomes a part of the fetal umbilical cord after the formation of the placenta.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation|Austin O'Malley
Some terata, as the Acephalia, have no brain or spinal cord, but they die in the fetal stage.
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British Dictionary definitions for fetal

fetal

foetal

/ (ˈfiːtəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or resembling a fetus

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Medical definitions for fetal

fetal

[ fēt′l ]

adj.

Of, relating to, or being a fetus.

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British Dictionary definitions for fetal

foetal

adjective

Medical definitions for fetal

adj.