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Definition of Foetal
1. Adjective. Of or relating to a fetus. "Fetal development"
Definition of Foetal
1. Adjective. (chiefly Commonwealth) (alternative spelling of fetal) ¹
2. Adjective. (hypercorrect) (nonstandard spelling of fetal) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foetal
1. fetal [adj] - See also: fetal
Medical Definition of Foetal
1. Of or pertaining to a foetus, pertaining to in utero development after the embryonic period. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foetal
Literary usage of Foetal
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Physiology by William Dobinson Halliburton (1913)
"In quite early stages the stained cells penetrate into the primitive placenta
and cast off their stained granules, which are snatched up by foetal cells in ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1889)
"As no great shock resulted, the patient was instructed to return for operation
when foetal movements were no longer perceived. Eight years after the patient ..."
3. A Treatise on Comparative Embryology by Francis Maitland Balfour (1885)
"At birth the foetal membranes, including the foetal portion of the placenta, are
shed ; but in many forms the interlocking of the foetal villi with the ..."
4. Quain's Elements of Anatomy by Jones Quain, Edward Albert Sharpey-Schäfer, George Dancer Thane (1890)
"Peculiarities of the foetal heart.—Besides the peculiarities of structure, which
have been above described, the foetal heart differs in position, ..."
5. A Text Book of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"The distinct formation of bile is an indication that the products of foetal
metabolism are no longer wholly carried off by the maternal circulation; ..."
6. A Textbook of Physiology by Michael Foster (1891)
"The distinct formation of bile is an indication that the products of foetal
metabolism are no longer wholly carried oft' by the maternal circulation; ..."
7. The Principles and practice of obstetrics by Gunning S. Bedford (1868)
"Maternal Pelvis—Deductions—Articulations of foetal Head—Two Movements, Extension
and Flexion—Rotation. Presentation of foetal Head; its relative ..."
8. A treatise on the science and practice of midwifery by William Smoult Playfair (1882)
"Course of In order to understand the course of the foetal blood, ... The inferior
vena cava also receives the blood from the foetal veins of the lower ..."
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