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词汇 foetus
释义 foetus
noun[ C ]
UKuk /ˈfiː.təs/ us /ˈfiː.t̬əs/(also mainly USfetus)
a young human being or animal before birth, after the organs have started to develop:
Could the anti-nausea tablets she had been prescribed harm the foetus?
The zygote (fertilized cell) continues to divide and passes through the stages of embryo and fetus.
Related word
foetal
If the chemical enters the bloodstream it can cross into the placenta and be absorbed by the foetus.
In some countries there are laws banning doctors from telling pregnant women the sex of the foetus.
Umbilical blood sampling can be used to evaluate fetuses at risk for certain blood disorders.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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anti-oestrogen
asexuality
asexually
barrenness
calve
fertile
gamete
impregnate
out-reproduce
ovulate
panmictic
panmixia
procreate
procreation
procreative
rut
semen
spawn
sterile

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