fetal

alternative Commonwealth foetal · alternative dated fœtal · alternative obsolete fætal · alternative obsolete phoetal · alternative obsolete phœtal

1. not comparableembryologyPertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

   fetal membranes

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   fetal circulation

2. informalnot comparableIn the fetal position.

   Gage had gone foetal: knees raised, chin ducked , arms shielding his head.

   2017, Ben Sanders, By Any Means

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   I was fetal on my left side, unable to move. My legs fell off my queen-sized bed and were propped up by a rocking chair.

   2000, Eben Carlson, The Love Artist

   By 12:00 when Keith arrived home with Connor, I was fetal on the couch and praying for a quick death.

   2006, Jennifer Hanselman, Party of Nine