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Definition of Fetus

1. Noun. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal.

Definition of Fetus

1. n. The young or embryo of an animal in the womb, or in the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals, embryo being applied to the earlier stages.

Definition of Fetus

1. Noun. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal. ¹

2. Noun. A human embryo after the 8^th week of gestation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fetus

1. the unborn organism carried within the womb in the later stages of its development [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Fetus

1. A developing unborn offspring of an animal that gives birth to its young (as opposed to laying eggs). From approximately three months after conception the offspring take on a recognisable form (all parts in place, etc.). In human development, the period after the seventh or eighth week of pregnancy is the foetal period. (12 Nov 1997)

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