foetal
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The bones were not from the famine and the "age-at-death range" was from about 35 foetal weeks to two or three years.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
The “age-at-death range” was from about 35 foetal weeks to two or three years.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
At the age of 18 months, he was diagnosed with foetal valproate syndrome, indicating the medication his mother took was the cause of his problems.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
Based on the advice that their daughter had a fatal foetal abnormality, which would be incompatible with life, the couple decided to have an abortion.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
In their blood-coloured and foetal darkness the dancers continued for a while to circulate, to beat and beat out the indefatigable rhythm.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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