fetal
pronunciation
How to pronounce fetal in British English:
UK ['fi:tl]
How to pronounce fetal in American English:
US [ˈfitl]
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a fetus
Word Origin
- fetal (adj.)
- 1811, from stem of fetus + -al (1).
Example
- 1. It would retrieve fetal dna from the mother 's bloodstream .
- 2. It measures fetal heart sounds to help establish the heart rate , age and position of the fetus in the mother .
- 3. That suggests fetal programming is a real phenomenon .
- 4. He called the idea fetal programming .
- 5. The ill effects of undernourishment on fetal development have been well documented .