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Fetus   /fˈitəs/   Listen
Fetus

noun
(pl. fetuses)  (Written also foetus)
1.
An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.  Synonym: foetus.



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"Fetus" Quotes from Famous Books



... degrees of gravity in the prognosis of cases in which at the moment of conception both parents are the subjects of lead poisoning, also when one alone is affected. The malign influence of lead is reflected upon the fetus and upon the continuation of the pregnancy 94 times out of 100 when both parents have been working in lead, 92 times when the mother alone is affected, and 63 times when it is the father alone who has worked in lead. ...
— Applied Eugenics • Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson
... umbras floribus: Cras erit quum primus AEther copulavit nuptias, Et pater totum creavit vernis annum nubibus, In sinum maritus imber fluxit almae conjugis, 60 Unde fetus mixtus omnes aleret magno corpore. Ipsa venas atque mentem permeanti spiritu Intus occultis gubernat procreatrix viribus, Perque coelum, perque terras, perque pontum subditum Pervium sui ...
— The Vigil of Venus and Other Poems by "Q" • Q


Words linked to "Fetus" :   monster, ductus arteriosus, umbilical, craniate, umbilical cord, abortus, baby, fetal, teras, vertebrate


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