FOETAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does foetal mean? 

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

1. of or relating to a fetus

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• FOETAL (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:

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

 Context examples 

However, a malfunction in these mechanisms during the early stages of pregnancy may subsequently lead to complications and adverse consequences for foetal development and the future health of both mother and child.

(A new study highlights the importance of undertaking physical activity of moderate–vigorous intensity during the early weeks of pregnancy, University of Granada)

Genetics is well established as another, and these hormones likely interact with genetic factors to affect the developing foetal brain.

(High levels of oestrogen in the womb linked to autism, University of Cambridge)

A shallow groove between the dentate gyrus and the parahippocampal gyrus; the remains of a fissure extending deep into the hippocampus between Ammon's horn and the dentate gyrus which becomes obliterated during foetal development.

(Hippocampal Fissure, NCI Thesaurus)