noun

foetus

foetus

The scan showed a healthy foetus.

The scan showed a healthy foetus.

a ((noun)) a healthy foetus The scan showed a healthy foetus.

Synonyms: embryo (at an earlier stage)

From Latin 'fetus' meaning 'offspring, bringing forth, hatching of young'.

Note the 'oe' spelling in British English, which is different from the American 'e' (fetus).

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