foetal

British

/ ˈfiːtəl /

adjective

a variant spelling of fetal

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It can cause ulcers or sores around the animal's mouth and face, difficulties swallowing and breathing, fever and lameness, foetal deformities and stillbirths.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025

Pregnant women deserve the same treatment for their pain that others receive, said Elizabeth Langen, a maternal foetal medicine specialist at Michigan Medicine.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

They said this was shown by changes in levels of various genes in male foetal livers as early as 17 weeks into pregnancy, right through to adult males having shorter life expectancy.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2025

Based on the advice that their daughter had a fatal foetal abnormality, which would be incompatible with life, the couple decided to have an abortion.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

In their blood-coloured and foetal darkness the dancers continued for a while to circulate, to beat and beat out the indefatigable rhythm.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

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