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fe⋅tal

[feet-l]
–adjective Embryology.
of, pertaining to, or having the character of a fetus.
Also, foetal.


Origin:
1805–15; fet(us) + -al 1
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fe·tal   (fēt'l)   
adj.  Of, relating to, characteristic of, or being a fetus.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fe·tal
Variant: or chiefly British foe·tal /'fEt-&l/
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, orbeing a fetus
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fetal fe·tal (fēt'l)
adj.
Of, relating to, or being a fetus.

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fetus   (fē'təs)  Pronunciation Key 
The unborn offspring of a mammal at the later stages of its development, especially a human from eight weeks after fertilization to its birth. In a fetus, all major body organs are present.

fetal adjective
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