✨📕 The NEWThe NEW Collegiate Dictionary, 12th Edition Over 5,000 words added — Buy Now! Collegiate DictionaryBuy Now!

maternofetal

adjective

ma·​ter·​no·​fe·​tal
variants or chiefly British maternofoetal
: involving a fetus and its mother
the human maternofetal interface
also : passing or transferred from the mother to the fetus
maternofetal transmission of HIV

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Maternofetal.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/maternofetal. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!