Definition of foetus Foetus
/fˈiːtəs/ - foe•tus
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foetus - /fˈiːtəs/
American English
fetus - /fiˈtʌs/
What does foetus mean?
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| foetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | ||
| fetus | ||
| craniate, vertebrate animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium | ||
| teras, monster (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus | ||
| abortus a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body | ||
| ductus arteriosus a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth | ||
| umbilical, umbilical cord membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- foetus (n.)
Same as Fetus.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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foetus
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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foetus
Fetus, fē′tus, n. the young of animals in the egg or in the womb, after its parts are distinctly formed, until its birth.—adjs. Fœ′tal, Fē′tal, pertaining to a fœtus; Fœ′ticidal.—ns. Fœ′ticide, Fē′ticide, destruction of the fœtus. [L., from obs. feuēre, to bring forth, whence femina, fecundus, &c.]
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