Meaning of FETUS
| Pronunciation: | | 'feetus
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| | Definition: | | [n] an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal |
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| | Synonyms: | | foetus |
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| | See Also: | | abortus, craniate, ductus arteriosus, monster, teras, umbilical cord, vertebrate | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fe"tus\, n.; pl. {Fetuses}. [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing
forth, brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful,
fructified, that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn
a deer, fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to
do, or according to others, to be.]
The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg;
often restricted to the later stages in the development of
viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the
earlier stages. [Written also {f[oe]tus}.]
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Term for an unborn baby from the end of the 8th week after conception until birth. |
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| Dream Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Seeing a fetus in your dream, symbolizes a newly developing relationship or idea in your waking life. Something creative is happening. Alternatively, you may be expressing difficulties in some situation or relationship. |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The unborn offspring of an animal that gives birth to its young (as opposed to laying eggs) during a stage at which the offspring has taken on a recognizable form (all parts in place, etc.). In human development, the period after the seventh or eighth week of pregnancy is the fetal period. |
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