FETAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fetal mean? 

• FETAL (adjective)
  The adjective FETAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a fetus

  Familiarity information: FETAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FETAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a fetus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

fetal; foetal

Context example:

fetal development

Pertainym:

fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)

Derivation:

fetus (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)

 Context examples 

Alpha-fetoprotein is a major plasma protein produced by the yolk sac and the liver during fetal life.

(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

A 1352-aa 153-kDa and a 2371-aa 268-kDa isoform of Neuroblastoma-Amplified Protein are expressed in adult and fetal tissues by human NAG Gene.

(Neuroblastoma-Amplified Sequence, NCI Thesaurus)

In spina bifida, the fetal spinal column doesn't close completely.

(Neural Tube Defects, NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)

This allele, which encodes N-cym protein, may play a role in transcriptional activation during both fetal development and oncogenesis.

(MYCNOS wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A diverse group of congenital brain developmental disorders characterized by defects in neuronal migration in the brain during early fetal development.

(Neuronal Migration Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes alpha-fetoprotein, plays a critical role in the fetal development.

(AFP wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

The authors note that animal studies indicate that obesity during pregnancy may promote inflammation, which could affect the fetal brain.

(Parental obesity linked to delays in child development, National Institutes of Health)

Congenital heart defects occur in 1% of live births and fetal heart malformations are implicated in many pregnancies that end in still-birth or spontaneous abortion.

(NFAT Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A variant of teratoma composed of incompletely differentiated components resembling fetal tissues.

(Central Nervous System Immature Teratoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

This gene plays a role in fetal progression.

(AFP Gene, NCI Thesaurus)