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Fetal

/ˈfitl̩/

Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

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adjective
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    Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

    "fetal circulation"

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foetal(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetal. [(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.]

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foetal(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetal. [(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.]
fetusnounA human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.
foetusnoun(Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of fetus. [An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.]
intrauterinenounLocated or taking place inside the uterus.
pregnancynoun(countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
unbornNot yet delivered; still existing in the mother's womb.
embryonounIn the reproductive cycle, the stage after the fertilization of the egg that precedes the development into a fetus.
congenital(of a trait or a disease) Present since birth.
fatalCausing death or destruction.
prenatalBeing or happening before birth.
antenatalOccurring or existing before birth.
embryonic(embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
gestationalOf a person or animal: pregnant
nascentEmerging; just coming into existence.
incipientnounIn an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
larvalOf or relating to larvae:
rudimentarynounBasic; minimal; with less than, or only the minimum, necessary.
prebirthnounpertaining to or occurring during the period preceding a child's birth.
prepartumBefore giving birth; prenatal.
embryonalembryonic

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