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The conservative movement was told to curl up in a fetal position and just stay there for the next eight years, thank you very much. Well, how things have changed.
Christine O'Donnell

Meaning of "fetal position" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FETAL POSITION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FETAL POSITION

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Fetal position is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FETAL POSITION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Fetal position

Fetal position is the positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops. In this position, the back is curved, the head is bowed, and the limbs are bent and drawn up to the torso. This position is used in the medical profession to minimize injury to the neck and chest. Sometimes, when a person has suffered extreme physical or psychological trauma, they will assume the fetal position or a similar position in which the back is curved forward, the legs are brought up as tightly against the abdomen as possible, the head is bowed as close to the abdomen as possible, and the arms are wrapped around the head to prevent further trauma. This position provides better protection to the brain and vital organs than simply lying spread out on the ground, so it is obvious as to why it is an instinctual reaction to extreme stress or trauma when the brain is no longer able to cope with the surrounding environment, and in essence "shuts down" temporarily. The fetal position has been observed in drug addicts, who enter the position when experiencing withdrawal. Sufferers of anxiety are also known to assume the fetal position during panic attacks.

Definition of fetal position in the English dictionary

The definition of fetal position in the dictionary is a bodily position similar to that of a fetus in the womb, with the knees up towards the chest and the head bent forward.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FETAL POSITION

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FETAL POSITION

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Synonyms and antonyms of fetal position in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «fetal position» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FETAL POSITION

Find out the translation of fetal position to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fetal position from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fetal position» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

胎位
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

posición fetal
570 millions of speakers

English

fetal position
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रूण की स्थिति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

وضع الجنين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

положение плода
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

posição fetal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রূণের অবস্থান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

position fœtale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedudukan janin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fötalen Position
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胎位
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태아 위치
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Posisi janin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tư thế bào thai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரு நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्भाची स्थिती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cenin pozisyonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

posizione fetale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

położenie płodu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

положення плода
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poziție fetală
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εμβρυακή θέση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fetale posisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fetalt ståndpunkt
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

fosterstilling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fetal position

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FETAL POSITION»

The term «fetal position» is regularly used and occupies the 99.983 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FETAL POSITION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fetal position

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Christine O'Donnell
The conservative movement was told to curl up in a fetal position and just stay there for the next eight years, thank you very much. Well, how things have changed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FETAL POSITION»

Discover the use of fetal position in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fetal position and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fetal Position: A Rational Approach to the Abortion Issue
Provides a philosophical analysis of some of the most common arguments on both sides of the abortion issue as an example of engaging critical thinking for moral issues.
Chris Meyers, 2010
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Atlas of Fetal Echocardiography
The book is amply illustrated starting from basic embryology to the diagnosis of structural defects. The basics of Doppler has also been covered. The layout of the book has been well designed for easy reading.
Pandya Manish R, Shah Sudhir R, 2011
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NCLEX-RN Questions and Answers Made Incredibly Easy!
The client may need interventions to ease back pain and change the fetal position. 4. The fetus will be delivered using forceps or a vacuum extractor. 12. The cervix of a 26-year-old primigravida in labor is 5 cm dilated and 75% effaced, and the ...
‎2005
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Best Practice in Labour and Delivery
... because of the susceptibility of the preterm fetus to trauma [1]. Forceps may only be applied in vertex presentation, face presentation if the fetal position is mentoanterior and in breech presentation for the delivery of the after-coming head.
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Clinical Obstretics (10Th Edn.)
Definition: Fetal position is the relation of an arbitrarily chosen position of the fetal presenting parts to the four quadrants of the maternal pelvis. In the different presentations, a particular landmark, generally a bony landmark, is chosen and ...
S. Gopalan, Sarala & Jain, Vanita (eds.), 2005
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Labor and Delivery Care: A Practical Guide
For cephalic presentations feel for the sutures and fontanels to help evaluate flexion and fetal position. D. Verify a cephalic presentation if the fetal ovoid is longitudinal and the head is in the pelvis. To differentiate a well-flexed head ( vertex ...
Wayne R. Cohen, Emanuel A. Friedman, 2011
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Anatomy of Grief: An Inspirational Guide to Surviving the ...
I cannot help you with the first option but, maybe, I can help you with the second. "Anatomy of Grief" chronicles the path we took back to life.
Barbara Repczynski, 2010
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4th European Conference of the International Federation for ...
Automatically determined, rapid increases in variance were considered reflecting changes in fetal position. The timings of these increases were examined together with changes in fetal heart rate (determined by the RR intervals derived from ...
Jos van der Sloten, Pascal Verdonck, Marc Nyssen, 2009
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Fetal Cardiography
The examiner begins with the assessment of the fetal position in utero, in order to distinguish the right and left sides of the fetus. The upper abdomen should then be visualized Figure 11.1 (a) The different cross-sections from the four-chamber ...
Simcha Yagel, Norman H. Silverman, Ulrich Gembruch, 2002
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Gregory's Pediatric Anesthesia
Intraoperative ultrasound is used to determine placental location and fetal position. Uterine incision is made away from the placenta but in a position that allows for appropriate exposure of the fetal part. A stapling device with absorbable ...
George A. Gregory, Dean B. Andropoulos, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FETAL POSITION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fetal position is used in the context of the following news items.
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It's a no-brainer: Only citizens should vote, period - Chicago Tribune
... dreaded Card of Intolerance, you're expected to curl up in the fetal position and scream for forgiveness lest you be paired with Donald Trump. «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
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Festival Review: Poland's Open'er Festival 2015 | Consequence of …
Will you end up crying in a fetal position in front of a national monument? Will someone you love be called upon to identify your cold, shivering ... «Consequence of Sound, Jul 15»
3
How Amy Winehouse's Pain Was Commodified - In These Times
In her disastrous last concert in Belgrade, she stood on stage, dazed and mostly silent, at one point crumpling into fetal position after being ... «In These Times, Jul 15»
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Reports: Man killed grandmother, ex's friend with single gunshots to …
He found Hayden lying in a fetal position on her living room floor, blood covering her face and the floor and furniture around her, reports say. «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»
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The S-512 jet: Luxury travel at Mach 1.6 - ECN
... the Atlantic makes you want to simultaneously upchuck the three-pound Cinnabon brick in your stomach, while curling up in the fetal position, ... «ECNmag.com, Jul 15»
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City Emails Refer to Complications In Police Version of How Teen …
The attorneys say an unreleased video from a camera in a police vehicle show McDonald was on the ground and in a fetal position when some ... «NBC Chicago, Jul 15»
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Review: Robin Williams as a Hustler-Hiring Husband in 'Boulevard …
Under his bland exterior, he is emotionally curled into a fetal position. The performance is so convincing that you can't help wondering to what ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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Baffoe: Wednesday Night Chicago Baseball Got Mixed Up « CBS …
Yes, things will probably be OK in the long run, fans tell themselves while increasingly moving into the fetal position. But the Pittsburgh Pirates, ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Quarantined dog in fatal attack likely to be put down
The victim curled into the fetal position as the German shepherd bit her head and face. She survived the attack. Police say the cause of death in ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
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UPDATE: Witness tried to hit dog with baseball bat in fatal attack
The victim curled into the fetal position as the German shepherd bit her head and face. She did survive the attack. Anyone with information in ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»

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