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fetus |ˈfētəs| ( Brit. (in nontechnical use) also foetus)noun ( pl. -tuses ) an unborn offspring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human more than eight weeks after conception.ORIGIN late Middle English : from Latin, 'pregnancy, childbirth, offspring.'USAGE The spelling foetus has no etymological basis but is recordedfrom the 16th century and until recently was the standard Britishspelling in both technical and nontechnical use. In technical usage,fetus is now the standard spelling throughout the English-speaking world.

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