fetal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfitl̩/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From fetus + -al.
Meanings
-
(not-comparable) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
fetal circulation
fetal membranes
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(informal, not-comparable) In the fetal position.
I was fetal on my left side, unable to move. My legs fell off my queen-sized bed and were propped up by a rocking chair.
2000, Eben Carlson, The Love Artist:By 12:00 when Keith arrived home with Connor, I was fetal on the couch and praying for a quick death.
2006, Jennifer Hanselman, Party of Nine:Gage had gone foetal: knees raised, chin ducked , arms shielding his head.
2017, Ben Sanders, By Any Means:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fætal | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| foetal | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| fœtal | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| phœtal | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| phoetal | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
blastular · zygotal · embryonical · embryonic · embryonal · embryonary · gametal · blastocystic
Deriveds
fetal position · fetofetal · postfetal · fetalness · maternofetal · afetal · nonfetal · uterofetal · oncofetal · multifetal · extrafetal · intrafetal · early fetal demise · go fetal · Pinard fetal stethoscope · fetal alcohol spectrum disorder · fetal alcohol syndrome · embryofetal · fetally
Relateds
Translations (16)
eo feta (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · de fötal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · fi sikiö- (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · cs plodový (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · ru заро́дышевый (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · oc fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · pt fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · gl fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · fr fœtal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · es fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · ca fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · ru эмбриона́льный (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · cmn 胎兒的 /胎儿的 (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · cs fetální (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · it fetale (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus) · de fetal (pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus)