foetus

[ fee-tuhs ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

, plural foe·tus·es.

1. fetus.

foetus

/ ˈfiːtəs /

noun

1. a variant spelling of fetus

Example Sentences

Protesters outside abortion clinics, standing with signs - sometimes featuring graphic images of foetuses - have become a norm.

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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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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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The state's top court ruled on Wednesday that a foetus could be called an "unborn human being" in official public information leaflets ahead of the 5 November poll.

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We do know that the process of sex determination starts when a foetus is developing.

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