postfetal

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adjective

After the fetal stage; after birth.

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Meanings

adjectivepostfetal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAfter the fetal stage; after birth.

    The numbers of Meissner corpuscles drop rapidly with postfetal growth and then slowly decline with age.

    2013, T. L. Yaskh, Spinal Afferent Processing, page 28

Origin

From post- + fetal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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