fetal

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfiːtəl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfitəl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(fēt′l)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
fe•tal or foe•tal /ˈfitəl/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Developmental Biologyof, relating to, or having the character of a fetus:The doctor monitored the fetal heartbeat during labor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
fe•tal  (fēt′l),USA pronunciation adj. [Embryol.]
  1. Developmental Biologyof, pertaining to, or having the character of a fetus.
Also, foetal. 
  • fet(us) + -al1 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
fetal, foetal / ˈfiːtəl/
  1. of, relating to, or resembling a fetus
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
foetal / ˈfiːtəl/
  1. a variant spelling of fetal
'fetal' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
EFM - FAS - IgG - Rh factor - abortus - afterbirth - amnion - crown - diethylstilbestrol - ductus arteriosis - echograph - electronic fetal monitor - eponychium - erythroblastosis - fetal alcohol syndrome - fetal position - foetal - fontanel - innate - neoteny - phocomelia - placenta - teratism - teratology - trophoblast

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