noun

foetus

fetus

The scan showed a healthy foetus.

The scan showed a healthy fetus.

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

Synonyms: embryo (at an earlier stage)

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

The US spelling is 'fetus'. The British spelling 'foetus' uses 'oe'.

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