- foetal
- chiefly British variant of fetal
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
foetal
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Foetal — F[oe] tal, a. Same as {Fetal}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foetal — foetal, ale, aux adj. Qui a rapport au foetus. || Membranes foetales, qui enveloppent le foetus dans l utérus … Encyclopédie Universelle
foetal — foetal, ale (fé tal, ta l ) adj. Qui a rapport au foetus. Membranes foetales, celles qui forment la coque de l oeuf (la caduque, le chorion et l amnios). ÉTYMOLOGIE Foetus … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
foetal — (adj.) see FETAL (Cf. fetal); for spelling, see OE (Cf. oe) … Etymology dictionary
foetal — foetal, foetus see fetus … Modern English usage
foetal — [[t]fi͟ːt(ə)l[/t]] also fetal ADJ: ADJ n Foetal is used to describe something that relates to or is like a foetus. ...an early stage of foetal development... His legs were curled beneath him in a foetal position … English dictionary
foetal — adj. Foetal is used with these nouns: ↑monitor, ↑monitoring, ↑position … Collocations dictionary
foetal — foe|tal fetal [ˈfi:tl] adj [only before noun] belonging or related to a foetus ▪ a test to detect foetal abnormalities … Dictionary of contemporary English
foetal — adjective (only before noun) connected with a foetus: foetal abnormalities … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Foetal-maternal haemorrhage — may be defined as the loss of foetal blood cells into the maternal circulation. It takes place in normal pregnancies as well as when there are obstetric or trauma related complications to pregnancy.Normally the maternal circulation and the foetal … Wikipedia
foetal position — UK US noun [countable] usually singular [singular foetal position plural foetal positions] a position in which you lie on your side with your knees close to your chest Thesaurus: specific body positions … Useful english dictionary
