- of, relating to, or resembling a fetus
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fe•tal or foe•tal /ˈfitəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Developmental Biologyof, relating to, or having the character of a fetus:The doctor monitored the fetal heartbeat during labor.
fe•tal
(fēt′l),USA pronunciation adj. [Embryol.]
- Developmental Biologyof, pertaining to, or having the character of a fetus.
- fet(us) + -al1 1805–15
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fetal, foetal /ˈfiːtəl/ adj
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foetal /ˈfiːtəl/ adj
- a variant spelling of fetal
'fetal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
afterbirth
- fetal alcohol syndrome
- foetal
- neoteny
- phocomelia
- placenta
- teratism
- teratology
- abortus
- amnion
- crown
- diethylstilbestrol
- ductus arteriosis
- echograph
- EFM
- electronic fetal monitor
- eponychium
- erythroblastosis
- FAS
- fetal position
- fontanel
- IgG
- innate
- Rh factor
- trophoblast