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English
wikipedia
Alternative spellings
i|Commonwealth foetus, f�tus
i|archaic phoetus, ph�tus
i|obsolete faetus, fætus
Pronunciation
IPA|/�fit�s/
:rhymes|i�t�s
Etymology
From L. term|fetus||offspring|lang=la.
Noun
en-noun|es
- embryology An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
- embryology An unborn baby after the 7<sup>th</sup> week of gestation.
Usage notes
Generally, fetus is accepted as the correct spelling especially in the scientific community whereas, foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth countries such as the UK.
Derived terms
fetal
Translations
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Chinese: ��, �� (t�iér)
Czech: plod#Czech|plod m
Danish: foster#Danish|foster n
Dutch: foetus n
Finnish: sikiö
French: f�tus m
German: Fötus n
Greek: ÎμβÏ�Ï�ο n
Hebrew: ע��ר (�ubbar) m
Icelandic: fóstur n
Indonesian: janin
Italian: feto m
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Japanese: �� (���, taiji)
Korean: �� (��, tae-a)
Latin: foetus
Norwegian: foster n
Polish: p�ód m
Portuguese: feto m
Quechua: sullu
Romanian: f�t m
Russian: плод (plod) m
Serbian: ��� m
Spanish: feto m
Swedish: foster n
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See also
embryo
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