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foetus

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foe·tus  (fts)
n. Chiefly British
Variant of fetus.

foetus
Noun
pl -tuses same as fetus
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.foetusfoetus - an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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
craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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
baby - an unborn child; a human fetus; "I felt healthy and very feminine carrying the baby"; "it was great to feel my baby moving about inside"
Translations
Spanish foetus, fetus (US) [ˈfiːtəs] nfeto
French foetus (US), fetus [ˈfiːtəs] nfœtus m
German foetus (US) fetus [ˈfiːtəs] nFötus m, Fetus m
Italian foetus (US), fetus [ˈfiːtəs] nfeto

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It is like our evolution in the foetus in our mothers' wombs.
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It would be like the foetus in which the heart already beats, in which the being that is going to be born, further developed, already appears wholly complete.
 
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