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Meaning of "foetus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOETUS

foetus  [ˈfiːtəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOETUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foetus 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 FOETUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

foetus

Fetus

A fetus /ˈfiːtəs/, also spelled foetus, is a developing mammal or other viviparous vertebrate after the embryonic stage and before birth. It is also defined as the unborn young of a vertebrate, after developing to its basic form. In humans, the fetal stage of prenatal development may be defined as beginning at the 11th week in gestational age, which is the 9th week after fertilization. In biological terms, however, prenatal development is a continuum, with no clear defining feature distinguishing an embryo from a fetus. The use of the term "fetus" generally implies that a mammalian embryo has developed to the point of being recognizable as belonging to its own species, and this is usually taken to be the 9th week after fertilization. A fetus is also characterized by the presence of all the major body organs, though they will not yet be fully developed and functional, and may not all be situated in their final anatomical location.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FOETUS


actinomycetous
ˌæktɪnəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs
Admetus
ædˈmiːtəs
ascomycetous
ˌæskəmaɪˈsiːtəs
basidiomycetous
bæˌsɪdɪəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs
boletus
bəʊˈliːtəs
Cetus
ˈsiːtəs
discomycetous
ˌdɪskəʊˈmaɪsiːtəs
Epictetus
ˌɛpɪkˈtiːtəs
fetus
ˈfiːtəs
Miletus
mɪˈliːtəs
myxomycetous
ˌmɪksəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs
peritus
pɛˈriːtəs
phycomycetous
ˌfaɪkəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs
polychaetous
ˌpɒlɪˈkiːtəs
Polyclitus
ˌpɒlɪˈkliːtəs
quietus
kwaɪˈiːtəs
schizomycetous
ˌskɪtsəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs
Servetus
sɜːˈviːtəs
setous
ˈsiːtəs
zygomycetous
ˌzaɪɡəʊmaɪˈsiːtəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOETUS

foe
foederatus
foefie slide
foehn
foeman
foemen
foetal
foetation
foeticidal
foeticide
foetid
foetidly
foetidness
foetiparous
foetor
foetoscopy
fog
fog bank
fog fever
fog lamp

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOETUS

apparatus
Augustus
Brutus
cactus
cathetus
diabetes mellitus
emeritus
eucalyptus
hiatus
Iapetus
impetus
lotus
marital status
prospectus
situs
spiritus
status
stratus
Titus
Urbs Vetus

Synonyms and antonyms of foetus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FOETUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «foetus» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of foetus

Translation of «foetus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOETUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

胎儿
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

feto
570 millions of speakers

English

foetus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भ्रूण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جَنِيـن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

плод
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

feto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভ্রূণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fœtus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janin
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Fötus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

胎児
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

태아
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Janin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bào thai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கரு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गर्भ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cenin
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

feto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

płód
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

плід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

făt
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έμβρυο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fetus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

foster
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foster
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foetus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOETUS»

The term «foetus» is quite widely used and occupies the 46.523 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOETUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foetus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foetus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOETUS»

Discover the use of foetus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foetus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Foetus Into Man: Physical Growth from Conception to Maturity
Here is a brief and authoritative account of human physical growth, beautifully written by one of the world's foremost experts.
James Mourilyan Tanner, James M. Tanner, 1990
2
Case of a Foetus Found in the Abdomen of a Young Man, at ...
With Explanatory Engravings Nathaniel Highmore. Before I left the house, and upon his mother's strongly urging the question, as to the probable result of her son's illness, I said, not wishing to deceive her, that he was certainly in imminent  ...
Nathaniel Highmore, 1815
3
The Visualised Foetus: A Cultural and Political Analysis of ...
The book offers an array of case studies that examine the diffusion of 3/4D ultrasound images beyond the clinic and the implications of this new technology for biopolitics in the European and American context.
Dr Julie Roberts, 2013
4
The Nervous and vascular connection between the mother and ...
Although it is generally admitted that the umbilical vein carries a larger quantity of blood from the placenta to the foetus than the combined volume of blood carried from the foetus by the hypogastric arteries to the placenta, yet it is maintained ...
John O'Reilly, 1864
5
The diseases of the foetus in utero: (not including ...
The former, however, is now generally believed, and it is stated that the blood- globules are larger in the foetus because of the greater activity of nutrition going on at this period. In the experiments of Majendie and Williams it appeared that ...
Henry Madge, 1854
6
On the Foetus in Utero as Inoculating the Maternal with the ...
In ascribing this very remarkable phenomenon, as seen both in our own species and in the lower animals of the class Mammalia, to an agency exerted by the foetus on the mother's system, of the nature of inoculation, 1 do not intend to ...
Alexander Harvey (M.D.), 1859
7
Biological Characterization of Tritrichomonas Foetus of ...
However recent in vitro studies indicate that T. foetus severely damages and infiltrates the zona pellucida, reaches the oocyte and induce apoptosis ( Benchimol, et al., 2007). Many cattle infected with T. foetus, both bulls and cows, may be ...
Heather Dawn Stockdale, 2008
8
The effects of drugs on the foetus
His findings are in agreement with his idea that organic arsenicals probably protect the foetus by being slowly liberated from their area of concentration in the placenta. Further support for Eastman's conclusions was obtained by Snyder and  ...
J B E Baker, 1960
9
Human Haptic Perception: Basics and Applications
Recent years have seen increased exploration of the sensory development of the foetus [1]. All five senses, auditory, visual, cutaneous, olfactory and gustatory and been demonstrated to begin functioning in the prenatal period. It is the aim of ...
Martin Grunwald, 2008
10
State of Mind Influencing the Foetus
The State of Mind That Influences the Foetus Dr. Farokh J. Master M.D.(Hom.) Jointly edited bv : Dr. Firuzi Dabu B.H.M.S.(Bom.) Dr. Priya Panchal B.H.M.S.( Bom.) Dr. Srividya Sreenivasan B.H.M.S.(Bom.) Dr. Pinky Billimoria B.H.M.S.( Bom.) ...
Farokh J. Master, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOETUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foetus is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Foetus every fortnight at sewer plant - The Standard
HARARE sewer workers are coming across a dumped foetus every fortnight, Council's waste water manager Simon Muserere has revealed. «The Zimbabwe Standard, Jul 15»
2
'Stop' Review: Kim Ki-duk's Inept Eco-Thriller is a Non-Starter | Variety
... MIB of sorts begins harassing Miki, convincing her that her foetus has been critically exposed and that abortion is her best course of action. «Variety, Jul 15»
3
O'Doherty: Sins of the father confuse the abortion debate …
If you believe, as many people still do, that every foetus is precious, and that abortion is murder by another name, then why would you be ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
4
Man arrested for raping a minor - The Times of India
However, as the girl got pregnant of two months, Mulani harried her to abort the foetus, failing which he force-fed her abortion tablets, a senior ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
5
More tea? Our love of a cuppa keeps a lid on caffeine consumption …
"This is because caffeine can freely pass across the placenta to the foetus and it can be exposed to caffeine for extended periods. "Throughout ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
6
Health dept launches programme to control maternal deaths - The …
The high-risk pregnancy risks the life of mother or the foetus. Rathore said that in Rajasthan every year 19 lakh women give birth to babies. «Times of India, Jul 15»
7
Cell therapy gets a boost as ReNeuron raises $105 million | Reuters
The company uses stem cells from a tissue bank that were originally derived from an aborted foetus, rather than embryos, to produce ... «Reuters UK, Jul 15»
8
Father in jail for murder, son now under cloud after wife's death | The …
Her post-mortem report stated she was carrying a foetus. A DNA test matched it with Amarmani who was sentenced in 2007. According to ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
9
Abortion law reform features pickled foetus in 1977 - 150 years of …
A human foetus in a jar competed against white carnations as the emblems of an emotive and exhausting abortion law reform debate in 1977. «The Dominion Post, Jul 15»
10
LNP convention hits town, with phones, foetuses and helmets in mind
Under Queensland law, a foetus is granted legal rights at birth. The Glasshouse branch, which also wants the state council to be able to elect ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»

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