fetotoxicity

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noun

toxicity to the fetus via the placenta

OriginEnglish toxicity ← French toxique ← Latin toxicu →
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Meanings

nounfetotoxicity (uncountable)
  1. uncountabletoxicity to the fetus via the placenta

Origin

  1. Englishfeto-
  2. Ancient Greekτοξῐκός (toxĭkós)
  3. Ancient Greekτοξικόν (toxikón)
  4. Latintoxicum
  5. Latintoxicu
  6. Frenchtoxique
  7. Englishtoxic
  8. Englishtoxicity
  9. Englishfetotoxicity

From feto- + toxicity.

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APA

fetotoxicity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetotoxicity

MLA

“fetotoxicity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetotoxicity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fetotoxicity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fetotoxicity.

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