foetus

A noun referring to an unborn offspring of a mammal, in the later stages of development within the womb.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa o filhote de mamífero ainda não nascido, nas fases mais avançadas de desenvolvimento no útero materno.

1. Unborn offspring B2 formal british medical

   An unborn or unhatched offspring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception.

   • The doctor monitored the foetus's heartbeat during the ultrasound.
   • The development of the foetus is carefully tracked throughout pregnancy.
   • A healthy foetus grows rapidly during the second trimester.

   🇵🇹Feto

• fetuses plural form
• foetuses plural form
• fetuses' possessive plural form
• foetuses' possessive plural form
• fetus's possessive singular form
• foetus's possessive singular form