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  • adjective Alternative spelling of fetal.

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  • adjective of or relating to a fetus

Etymologies

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From Latin fetus. The "o" was added by hypercorrection.

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Examples

  • The ideas colored everything he wrote: when writing on education, he combined the idea of foetal education, a traditional belief that the mothers of great men, such as Mencius, had sat up straight and spoke no evil, thus contributing to the moral character of the foetus, with a micro-level view of Darwinism.

    Archive 2008-01-01 2008

  • The ideas colored everything he wrote: when writing on education, he combined the idea of foetal education, a traditional belief that the mothers of great men, such as Mencius, had sat up straight and spoke no evil, thus contributing to the moral character of the foetus, with a micro-level view of Darwinism.

    Liang Qichao: "The Strife of Human Races" 2008

  • Alcohol during pregnancy can lead to a condition in the baby called foetal alcohol syndrome

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • When the KLF1 blood protein is less active, more so-called foetal haemoglobin enters into the blood, resulting in improved uptake and transport of oxygen.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2010

  • Alcohol during pregnancy can lead to a condition in the baby called foetal alcohol syndrome

    THE MEDICAL NEWS 2010

  • What kind of foetal abnormalities are we talking about?

    The Guardian World News 2010

  • (UKNSC), which advises the government and the three devolved administrations on screening to detect conditions such as foetal abnormalities and cancer.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • (UKNSC), which advises the government and the three devolved administrations on screening to detect conditions such as foetal abnormalities and cancer.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • (UKNSC), which advises the government and the three devolved administrations on screening to detect conditions such as foetal abnormalities and cancer.

    Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • Hyperbaric treatment - effectively giving high concentrations of oxygen at increased atmospheric pressure - has been shown to have some benefit in other neurological conditions such as foetal alcohol syndrome and cerebral palsy.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

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