Fetus
noun
An unborn baby that is more than eight weeks old, inside its mother's womb.
The doctor performed an ultrasound to check the health of the fetus.
Often appears as...
- fetal development
- fetal heartbeat
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Technical
noun
In law, the term fetus is used to refer to an unborn baby in the context of legal rights and obligations.
In some places, injuring a fetus can lead to charges of assault.
Often appears as...
- fetal rights
- fetus in utero
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Formal
Academic
noun
An unborn baby that is more than eight weeks old, inside its mother's womb.
The doctor performed an ultrasound to check the health of the fetus.
Often appears as...
- fetal development
- fetal heartbeat
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In law, the term fetus is used to refer to an unborn baby in the context of legal rights and obligations.
In some places, injuring a fetus can lead to charges of assault.
Often appears as...
- fetal rights
- fetus in utero
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Stage Specific
Use 'fetus' for development stages over eight weeks, before that it's called 'embryo'.
The fetus is now the size of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
'Fetus' is often used by healthcare professionals to communicate about pregnancy.
The fetus's heartbeat is strong and healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Fetus' is a technical term; 'baby' might be used informally after birth.
We saw our baby's fetus during the sonogram.
Pro Tip 1/3Stage Specific
Use 'fetus' for development stages over eight weeks, before that it's called 'embryo'.
The fetus is now the size of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
'Fetus' is often used by healthcare professionals to communicate about pregnancy.
The fetus's heartbeat is strong and healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Fetus' is a technical term; 'baby' might be used informally after birth.
We saw our baby's fetus during the sonogram.
Pro Tip 1/3Stage Specific
Use 'fetus' for development stages over eight weeks, before that it's called 'embryo'.
The fetus is now the size of an orange.
Pro Tip 2/3Medical Context
'Fetus' is often used by healthcare professionals to communicate about pregnancy.
The fetus's heartbeat is strong and healthy.
Pro Tip 3/3Technical Term
'Fetus' is a technical term; 'baby' might be used informally after birth.
We saw our baby's fetus during the sonogram.
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The biology of our best...
and you're going to have elevated stress hormone levels. But pushing even further back, back to when you were just a fetus, back to when all you were was a collection of genes. Now, genes are really important to all of this, but critically, genes don't determine anything, because genes work differently in different environments.
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How to see with sound -...
slowly creating an image of the fetus’s internal organs. To get a complete picture, waves need to reach different depths in the patient’s body, bypassing some tissues while echoing off others. Since longer, low frequency waves actually penetrate deeper than short, high frequency ones,
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The surprising effects...
causing a dizzying drop in blood pressure after standing for too long. Some of these changes start to reverse even before birth. Shortly before delivery, the fetus drops down, decreasing the pressure on the diaphragm and allowing the pregnant woman to take deeper breaths.
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Why do blood types...
and attack the fetus, a condition known as hemolytic disease of the newborn. Some cultures believe blood type to be associated with personality, though this is not supported by science. And though the proportions of different blood types vary between human populations,
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How do pregnancy tests...
which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task.
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Why do women have...
The answer begins with pregnancy. During this process, the body's resources are cleverly used to shape a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child.
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How do your hormones...
just in different amounts. Both hormones play a role in pregnancy, as well, alongside more than 10 other hormones that ensure the growth of the fetus, enable birth, and help the mother feed her child.
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What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
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Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
stay and now the fetus still in the scapula slides down the back like the sweat on the bridge of my nose and no mr. sound man the mic did not come off
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Have You Ever Seen a Dog...
the major muscles are well advanced and the fetus is now moving survival muscles such as those in the legs and jaw
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The biology of our best...
and you're going to have elevated stress hormone levels. But pushing even further back, back to when you were just a fetus, back to when all you were was a collection of genes. Now, genes are really important to all of this, but critically, genes don't determine anything, because genes work differently in different environments.
Video examples
How to see with sound -...
slowly creating an image of the fetus’s internal organs. To get a complete picture, waves need to reach different depths in the patient’s body, bypassing some tissues while echoing off others. Since longer, low frequency waves actually penetrate deeper than short, high frequency ones,
Video examples
The surprising effects...
causing a dizzying drop in blood pressure after standing for too long. Some of these changes start to reverse even before birth. Shortly before delivery, the fetus drops down, decreasing the pressure on the diaphragm and allowing the pregnant woman to take deeper breaths.
Video examples
Why do blood types...
and attack the fetus, a condition known as hemolytic disease of the newborn. Some cultures believe blood type to be associated with personality, though this is not supported by science. And though the proportions of different blood types vary between human populations,
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task.
Video examples
Why do women have...
The answer begins with pregnancy. During this process, the body's resources are cleverly used to shape a suitable environment for a fetus, creating an internal haven for a mother to nurture her growing child.
Video examples
How do your hormones...
just in different amounts. Both hormones play a role in pregnancy, as well, alongside more than 10 other hormones that ensure the growth of the fetus, enable birth, and help the mother feed her child.
Video examples
What it was like to grow...
Sometimes, she said, a late-term fetus would survive an abortion, and she would kill the baby after delivering it. She remembered how her hands would tremble as she did the work.
Video examples
Bill T. Jones PIPE The...
stay and now the fetus still in the scapula slides down the back like the sweat on the bridge of my nose and no mr. sound man the mic did not come off
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Have You Ever Seen a Dog...
the major muscles are well advanced and the fetus is now moving survival muscles such as those in the legs and jaw
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Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
I can't find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer the life of the mother, or the convenience of the mother if it's an abortion by choice, over the potential life of the fetus. Look, I think women, if they're required to not have abortions, could die and could - so I favor a woman's right to choose.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Everyone knows now how early a fetus becomes a baby. Women who have been pregnant have seen their babies on ultrasounds. They know that there is a terrible truth to those horrific pictures the anti-choice fanatics hold up in front of abortion clinics.
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Lennart Nilsson
Swedish Photographer
And I remember that the editors wanted to have a witness to say that this was really the case, because it was a very sharp picture of the just the face, the head of the fetus inside the womb.
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Nathan Deal
American Politician
What is fetus farming? Simply put, it is the creation and development of a human fetus for the purposes of later killing it for research or for harvesting its organs.
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Christy Turlington
American Model
There has been a lot of media attention around the dangers of drugs used to treat mental illness on the fetus.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.
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Joycelyn Elders
American Public Servant
We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children.
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Ruben Diaz Sr.
In America, abortionist believe that a fetus and an embryo are not a life.
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Jerry Weller
American Politician
Make it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.
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Edna O'Brien
Irish Novelist
Writing is like carrying a fetus.
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Alan Dershowitz
American Lawyer
I can't find anything in the Constitution that says you prefer the life of the mother, or the convenience of the mother if it's an abortion by choice, over the potential life of the fetus. Look, I think women, if they're required to not have abortions, could die and could - so I favor a woman's right to choose.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Everyone knows now how early a fetus becomes a baby. Women who have been pregnant have seen their babies on ultrasounds. They know that there is a terrible truth to those horrific pictures the anti-choice fanatics hold up in front of abortion clinics.
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Lennart Nilsson
Swedish Photographer
And I remember that the editors wanted to have a witness to say that this was really the case, because it was a very sharp picture of the just the face, the head of the fetus inside the womb.
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Nathan Deal
American Politician
What is fetus farming? Simply put, it is the creation and development of a human fetus for the purposes of later killing it for research or for harvesting its organs.
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Christy Turlington
American Model
There has been a lot of media attention around the dangers of drugs used to treat mental illness on the fetus.
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Leon Kass
American Educator
In the case of abortion, one pits the life of the fetus against the interests of the pregnant woman.
Quote examples
Joycelyn Elders
American Public Servant
We really need to get over this love affair with the fetus and start worrying about children.
Quote examples
Ruben Diaz Sr.
In America, abortionist believe that a fetus and an embryo are not a life.
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Jerry Weller
American Politician
Make it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime.
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Edna O'Brien
Irish Novelist
Writing is like carrying a fetus.
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