fetal

See also: fétal

English

Alternative forms

(UK, hypercorrect) foetal
(UK, obsolete, hypercorrect) fœtal
(obsolete) phoetal, phœtal
(obsolete) fætal

Etymology

fetus +‎ -al

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfitl/
Rhymes: -iːtəl

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
fetal circulation

fetal membranes

Usage notes

The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

Synonyms

zygotal

Coordinate terms

gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular

Translations

pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus

Catalan: fetal (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 胎兒的 (zh), 胎儿的 (zh) (tāiér de)
Czech: plodový m, fetální (cs)
Esperanto: feta
Finnish: sikiö-

French: fœtal (fr)
German: fötal, fetal (de)
Italian: fetale (it)
Portuguese: fetal (pt)
Russian: эмбриона́льный (ru) (embrionálʹnyj), заро́дышевый (ru) (zaródyševyj)
Spanish: fetal

References

“fetal” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2018.

Anagrams

E flat, E-flat, alfet, e flat, e-flat

Portuguese

Adjective

fetal m, f (plural fetais, comparable)

fetal (pertaining to fetuses)

Related terms

feto

Spanish

Adjective

fetal (plural fetales)

fetal

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