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Foetus
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foetus
Matched in: Term foetus
Fetus
The young or embryo of a vertebrate animal in the womb or in the egg often restricted to the later stages in the development of viviparous and oviparous animals showing the main recognizable features of the...
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abortion
the termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus ;esp : the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy 2 :
Abortion
of disease,' see. Tayl. Med. Jur. Abortion, means the spontaneous or artificially induced expulsion of an embryo or foetus, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 5. Means no more than the expulsion of a fetus before it
Quickening
Quickening, means the first motion felt in the womb by the mother of the foetus, usually occurring near the middle of the pregnancy, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1261.
Fetation
The formation of a fetus in the womb pregnancy
Verbarrubella
contracted by a woman during the first several months of pregnancy rubella may cause serious abnormalities in the fetus
pro life
Same as antiabortion used by those opposed to voluntary abortion to emphasize their view of a fetus as already living and to avoid the negative tone of a word beginning with ldquoanti rdquo
Placenta
The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth
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