foetus
Americannoun
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According to Izabela's family, doctors waited for her foetus to die before acting, fearing legal consequences.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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
They opted for the latter, but to be eligible for this couples have to agree to abort the foetus if the test is positive, as it was in their second pregnancy.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
Called foetus in foetu, the condition is extremely rare, with fewer than 200 cases reported worldwide until now, a handful of which were in India.
From BBC • Sep. 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
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