foetus

[ fee-tuhs ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural foe·tus·es.

1. fetus.

foetus

/ ˈfiːtəs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fetus

Example Sentences

One couple said they opted for a termination after the foetus was diagnosed with several anomalies at their 20-week scan.

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It also means no time limit for terminations when there is a "substantial risk" a foetus would suffer a severe mental or physical impairment.

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That vision is some way off but researchers are making progress, most recently in their understanding of how skin cells develop in the foetus during the early development stage of human life.

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This was corroborated by images of a foetus at the site of the strike, and residents said the dead woman was Barah Deraawi, who died along with two young daughters, Israa and Iman.

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In Dominica, a young woman’s death in May 2023 was blamed on a self-administered termination after police found a foetus buried at her home.

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