foetus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 External links 2 Dutch 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• (Commonwealth) fœtus
• (mainly US) fetus
• (archaic) phoetus, phœtus
• (obsolete) faetus, fætus

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /'fi:təs/

[edit] Noun

foetus (plural foetuses or foeti)

1. (embryology) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
2. (embryology) An unborn baby after the 7^th week of gestation.

[edit] Usage notes

Generally, fetus is accepted within American English speaking areas whereas foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth countries such as the UK.

[edit] Derived terms

• foetal

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• embryo

[edit] External links

• Foetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Noun

foetus n. m.

1. fetus