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fe⋅tus
[fee-tuh
s] 
–noun, plural -tus⋅es. Embryology.
| (used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, esp. in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation. |
Also, especially British, foetus.
Compare embryo (def. 2).
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L fētus bringing forth of young, hence that which is born, offspring, young still in the womb, equiv. to fē- (v. base attested in L only in n. derivatives, as fēmina woman, fēcundus fecund, etc.; cf. Gk thēsthai to suck, milk, OHG tāan to suck, OIr denid (he) sucks) + -tus suffix of v. action
1350–1400; ME < L fētus bringing forth of young, hence that which is born, offspring, young still in the womb, equiv. to fē- (v. base attested in L only in n. derivatives, as fēmina woman, fēcundus fecund, etc.; cf. Gk thēsthai to suck, milk, OHG tāan to suck, OIr denid (he) sucks) + -tus suffix of v. action
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| foe·tus (fē'təs) n. Chiefly British Variant of fetus. |
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Foetus
F[oe]"tus\, n. Same as Fetus.
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Language Translation for : foetus
Spanish:
feto,
German:
der Fötus,
Japanese:
胎児
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