fetus
gb/fˈitəs/ us/fˈitəs/
B2
Inglese
~ 8100
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Sostantivo
technical
B2
entity
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unborn baby after early stage
A developing human or animal inside the mother’s body after the early embryo stage and before birth.
Schema d'uso:
a [fetus] develops in [the uterus]
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse “fetus” with “embryo” or use them as exact synonyms. In medical English, an embryo is the early stage after fertilization, and a fetus is the later stage up to birth. Learners may also avoid the word and use only “baby,” which is fine in everyday speech but less precise in medical or legal contexts. Note the usual plural in modern English is “fetuses,” and the spelling “foetus” is mainly British and less common today.
Sinonimi
unborn baby (More emotional and informal; often used in everyday speech and in discussions that focus on the baby as a person rather than on medical detail.)
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embryo (Refers to an earlier developmental stage than a fetus; sometimes used loosely as a near-synonym, but medically distinct.)
Contrari
adult (Represents the opposite life stage: a fully developed, born human rather than an unborn one.)
Collocazioni
developing fetus
|human fetus
|viable fetus
|healthy fetus
|aborted fetus
|fetus in utero
Temi
medicine
|biology
|pregnancy
|law
|health
|body
|science
Esempi
- The ultrasound showed that the fetus was growing normally.
- Exposure to certain drugs can harm the developing fetus.
- Doctors must consider the health of both the pregnant person and the fetus.
- The law defines the point at which a fetus is considered viable outside the womb.
- Researchers studied how nutrition affects the brain of the fetus.
Esempi per chi studia
- The doctor said the fetus is healthy.
- They saw the fetus on the screen during the exam.
- A fetus grows inside the uterus before birth.
- Smoking can be dangerous for the fetus.
- The nurse explained how the fetus changes each month.
Grammatica
Forma base
fetus
IPA
GB/fˈitəs/
US/fˈitəs/
Sillabe e accento
fetus (1 sillaba)
Stress on 1st syllable (fetus)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: fetus
- Plural: feti, fetuses
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