fetal

adjective

fe·​tal ˈfē-tᵊl How to pronounce fetal (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a fetus

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David Daleiden and Sandra Merritt secretly filmed Planned Parenthood executives in California and edited the clips in a way that purported to show them selling fetal remains. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025 Development of the fetal bones suggests the woman was 7 to 9 months pregnant. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025 Among them is Kentucky state Rep. Jim Gooch Jr., a Baptist great-grandfather who is trying for the second time to expand circumstances in which doctors can perform abortions, including for incomplete miscarriages and fatal fetal anomalies. Ziva Branstetter, ProPublica, 17 Jan. 2025 For 10 people, Bianchi’s team couldn’t find a maternal or fetal reason for the off-kilter test results. Byjennifer Couzin-Frankel, science.org, 4 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for fetal 

Word History

First Known Use

1736, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fetal was in 1736

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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

fetal

adjective
fe·​tal ˈfēt-ᵊl How to pronounce fetal (audio)
: of, relating to, or being a fetus

Medical Definition

fetal

adjective
fe·​tal
variants or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus

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