fetal
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3.9
- adjective
- /ˈfiːtəl/
- Specialized
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fetal
- Unable to rise from her bed, she'd lie curled in a fetal position, nearly catatonic.
- fetal loss
- fetal development
- fetal growth
Is it to save fetal lives or is it to prosecute women?
- Is it to save fetal lives or is it to prosecute women?
- But when I put that fetal Doppler to my stomach, I was in shock.
- And as I mentioned earlier, the gut and brain are formed from the same fetal tissue, right?
- Origins is a report from the front lines of an exciting new field called fetal origins.
- They also recognize fetal personhood, which impacts IVF and contraception.
- But but the real defining moment for me was as I laid on the floor of that padded cell, I was in the fetal position.
- It it is a work, a master work of art that makes me want to crawl into the fetal position because I don't think I'll ever be that good.
- But this is a different globin, again, created by a gene duplication, but that has specialised to the fetal stage.
- And she had to sit there for days in pain until the fetal heartbeat stopped.
- He was just like practically fetal position on the couch.
Examples
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Fetal alcohol syndrome is still taking effect.
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The doctor monitored the fetal heart rate throughout the pregnancy to ensure everything was normal.
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Are you lying on the ground in the fetal position?
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Mr. Rose is still in his bed, in the fetal position we have seen before.
Fiction book (1999) -
There are also fetal factors that can influence transmission.
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Fetal heart rate is good.
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That's why they call it the fetal position.
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And yes, Cheryl had been pregnant, the fetal age about eight to ten weeks.
Fiction book (1995) -
Rose Rose, curled in a fetal position, listens to the rain on the roof.
Fiction book (1999) -
Such studies have diagnostic potential in disorders of the fetal circulation and deserve closer attention from clinicians.
Academic text (1991)
Synonyms
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3.8
Happening before a baby is born during pregnancy
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7.0
About the period when a baby grows inside the mother's womb
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6.9
Relating to a baby before it is born
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.0
A machine that checks a baby's heartbeat and the mother's contractions during labor
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4.2
A condition where a baby has physical and learning problems caused by the mother drinking alcohol during pregnancy
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4.6
A problem in pregnancy when the baby in the womb has an unusual heart rate or low oxygen
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6.2
A thin layer that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
- Specialized
A machine that uses sensors to watch a baby's heartbeat and mother's contractions during labor
- Specialized
Time since the egg and sperm joined that shows how old the embryo or unborn baby is
- Specialized
The way blood moves in an unborn baby to bring oxygen and nutrients to organs and often bypasses the lungs
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fetal comes from the Latin word fetus, which means 'offspring' or 'young one in the womb'. So, fetal is used to talk about the baby and its development before birth.