Definition of fetal
:of, relating to, or being a fetus
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Fetal surgeons like Elbabaa fix the defect in the fetus by opening mom’s pregnant belly.
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The center alleged the video showed Planned Parenthood employees illegally selling fetal tissue.
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The center said the videos showed that Planned Parenthood illegally sells fetal tissue for profit.
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It can also be determined during fetal development.
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Baker's ruling also halts a law that would impose new restrictions on the disposal of fetal tissue from abortions.
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His father, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is now the director of maternal-fetal medicine at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center in Brooklyn.
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ROR1 is produced almost exclusively in the embryonic and early fetal stage, and helps the nascent tissues migrate to the right parts of the body, Cohen said.
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Lisa Hollier, a maternal fetal-medicine specialist at Texas Children’s Hospital and chairwoman of the task force, who wrote its report, agreed with Jones about obvious socioeconomic and racial inequalities.
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First Known Use of fetal
1811
FETAL Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of fetal for English Language Learners
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: of or relating to a developing animal or human being that is not yet born : of or relating to a fetus
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of fetal
:of, relating to, or being a fetus
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