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Examples of fetal in a Sentence
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Two took place in 2019, one for a life-endangering physical condition and another because of a serious fetal genetic defect.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
Florida has now postponed a fetal personhood bill amid concerns about impacting IVF treatments.
—Ali Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Mar. 2024
The importance of choline in supporting a healthy pregnancy and fetal neural development has only recently been emphasized.
—Casey Seiden, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
And there’s an ongoing effort to link maternal deaths with birth records or fetal death records to confirm the case, or to flag records without a match for an extra round of review from death certifiers.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
Sam Fetters These events could include mutations in dividing fetal cells, or something that causes certain genes to be switched on or off.
—Jon Hamilton, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Monica Kelly was 12 weeks pregnant when her fetus was diagnosed with Trisomy 13, a severe fetal condition, and was unlikely to survive birth or would die shortly after birth, according to the lawsuit.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2024
Advanced technology allows technicians to measures small pieces of fetal DNA in the mother’s blood, and is used to screen for certain chromosome disorders, including Down Syndrome.
—Harriet Blair Rowan, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
After doctors still detected a fetal heartbeat, she was discharged and asked to follow up several days later.
—USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1736, in the meaning defined above
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“Fetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fetal. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
Kids Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
ˈfēt-ᵊl
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
Medical Definition
fetal
adjective
fe·tal
variants
or chiefly British foetal
: of, relating to, or being a fetus
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Nglish: Translation of fetal for Spanish Speakers
Britannica English: Translation of fetal for Arabic Speakers
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