FETUS


Meaning of FETUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfē-təs ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, act of bearing young, offspring; akin to Latin fetus newly delivered, fruitful — more at feminine

Date: 14th century

: an unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind ; specifically : a developing human from usually three months after conception to birth — compare embryo 1b

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.