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fetus
[ fee-tuhs ]
noun
Embryology.
plural fetuses.
- (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
fetus
/ 藞蹿颈藧迟蓹蝉 /
noun
- the embryo of a mammal in the later stages of development, when it shows all the main recognizable features of the mature animal, esp a human embryo from the end of the second month of pregnancy until birth Compare embryo
fetus
- The unborn offspring of a mammal at the later stages of its development, especially a human from eight weeks after fertilization to its birth. In a fetus, all major body organs are present.
fetus
- The embryo of an animal that bears its young alive (rather than laying eggs ). In humans, the embryo is called a fetus after all major body structures have formed; this stage is reached about sixty days after fertilization .
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fetus1
First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin 蹿脓迟耻蝉 鈥渂ringing forth of young,鈥 hence 鈥渢hat which is born, offspring, young still in the womb,鈥 equivalent to 蹿脓- (verb base attested in Latin only in noun derivatives, as 蹿脓尘颈苍补 鈥渨辞尘补苍,鈥 蹿脓肠耻苍诲耻蝉 鈥渇别谤迟颈濒别,鈥 蹿墨濒颈耻蝉 鈥渟辞苍,鈥 蹿墨濒颈补 鈥渄aughter,鈥 etc.; compare Greek 迟丑脓蝉迟丑补颈 鈥渢o suck, milk,鈥 Old High German 迟腻补苍 鈥渢o suck,鈥 Old Irish denid 鈥(he) sucks,鈥 Slavic (Polish) 诲辞颈膰 鈥渢o milk鈥 + -tus suffix of verb action; fecund
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of fetus1
C14: from Latin: offspring, brood
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Amniotic fluid, which is contained within the amniotic sac, supports, cushions and protects a developing fetus.
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I also like to listen to lullaby music, which makes me sound like a fetus, but it helps me get over my insomniac tendencies.
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"Once there is no more fetus and the woman is no longer pregnant, their interest evaporates."
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On certain occasions, a llama fetus is added to the mix.
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The video, Stockton argued, fails to include a sex education component and instead offers "misleading" context in an effort to teach pubescent children that a fetus is a human life.
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