- a variation of fetal.
foetal
Britishadjective
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"Some days I just curled into the foetal position and stayed in bed because the pain was so severe," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
There, a team of foetal and paediatric surgeons, led by Dr Michael Belfort, had been leading a first-of-its-kind clinical trial to repair complex gastroschisis before birth.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
"The mother, the baby, the surgery, the time of the surgery, the fact that we had zero complications during the foetal surgery and after the foetal surgery, just remarkable."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
They have also highlighted the health fallout, including an increase in cases of cancer and foetal and neonatal malformations.
From Barron's ● May 23, 2026
Referred to the embryo’s troublesome tendency to anaemia, to the massive doses of hog’s stomach extract and foetal foal’s liver with which, in consequence, it had to be supplied.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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