fetology

noun

fe·​tol·​o·​gy fē-ˈtä-lə-jē How to pronounce fetology (audio)
: a branch of medical science concerned with the study and treatment of the fetus in the uterus
fetologist
fē-ˈtä-lə-jist How to pronounce fetology (audio)
noun

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fetology was in 1965

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Medical Definition

fetology

noun
fe·​tol·​o·​gy
variants or chiefly British foetology
fē-ˈtäl-ə-jē How to pronounce fetology (audio)
plural fetologies
: a branch of medical science concerned with the study and treatment of the fetus in the uterus
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