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How to pronounce fetus in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms foetus
Type of craniate, vertebrate
Has types abortus, teras, monster, baby
Derivation fetal

Examples of fetus

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Park officials say Taima's fetus was in an unusual position during the delivery.
From the suntimes.com
Offer the pregnant woman a physical picture of the image of the embryo or fetus.
From the news.enquirer.com
Watch an interactive presentation on how doctors treated a tumor inside a fetus.
From the jsonline.com
The heart form, ACTC, is also the dominant form in skeletal muscle of the fetus.
From the sciencedaily.com
Six were conceived but other than one born prematurely, no fetus remained alive.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Fetal factors include the fetus genome, nutrient production, and hormone output.
From the en.wikipedia.org
As she lay on the prison floor, Hwang demanded that she abort the fetus herself.
From the time.com
The fetus had 44 new mutations of its own, of which the team managed to spot 39.
From the newscientist.com
The fetus will begin to mimic breathing by pushing up the diaphragm up and down.
From the huffingtonpost.com
More examples
  • An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
  • (fetal) of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development"
  • In human development, a fetus (American English, /u02C8fiu02D0tu0259s/; plural "fetuses"), also spelled foetus (Commonwealth English), is a prenatal human between its embryonic state and its birth. The fetal stage of development tends to be taken as beginning at the gestational age of eleven weeks, i.e. nine weeks after fertilization...
  • (fetal) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal circulation; fetal membranes
  • (Fetal) A suckling; also one that gives suck. More especially, an absorbent. As a young child, sleeping with a very old person, is robbed of its vitality. The imperceptible nutrition; the unseen current of life that passes from one person to another. ...
  • (Fetal) factors include the fetus genome, nutrient production, and hormone output. Also, female fetuses tend to weigh less than males at full term (Holden and MacDonald 2000).
  • (Fetal) related to the fetus
  • A term used to refer to a baby during the period of gestation between eight weeks and term.
  • A developing human from approximately eight weeks after conception until the time of its birth.