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FETAL
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a fetus
Example:
fetal development
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
Derivation:
fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
Context examples:
A fetal position during delivery in which the head of the fetus faces the mother's back.
(Anterior Occiput Presentation, NCI Thesaurus)
AVPR2 expression has also been described in fetal lung tissue and lung cancer associated with alternative splicing.
(Arginine Vasopressin Receptor 2, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)
A fetal position during delivery in which the head of the fetus descends into the maternal pelvis.
(Cephalic Presentation, NCI Thesaurus)
This gene may play a role in fetal development.
(C3orf27 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
C. rectus, formerly known as Wolinella recta, is a periodontal pathogen causing chronic periodontitis and extraoral abscesses and has been associated with causing intrauterine fetal growth retardation.
(Campylobacter rectus, NCI Thesaurus)
The monitoring of both maternal uterine contractions and fetal heart rate during the process of labor and delivery.
(Cardiotocography, NCI Thesaurus)
It is the result of intestinal underutilization during fetal development.
(Microcolon, NCI Thesaurus)
A mass of rapidly growing cells that begins in embryonic (fetal) tissue.
(Blastoma, NCI Dictionary)
A method to find the position of the fetal head in the uterine cavity in its descent during labor.
(Assessment of Fetal Attitude, NCI Thesaurus)
In aged mothers, the placenta of female fetuses showed beneficial changes in structure and function that would maximise the support of fetal growth.
(Placenta changes could mean male offspring of older mums more likely to develop heart problems in later life, University of Cambridge)
