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Meaning of fetus

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

fetus

Pronunciation:/ˈfiːtəs/

noun

Definitions

  1. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.

  2. A human embryo after the eighth week of gestation.

    Example: The sequence is: molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses.