Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

    fetal circulation

    fetal membranes

    fötal, fetal

    эмбриона́льныйembrionálʹnyj, заро́дышевыйzaródyševyj

    of or relating to a fetus

  2. (informal, not comparable)In the fetal position.

Examples

7 sentences
  1. He moved into the fetal position.

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  2. He was curled up in the fetal position.

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  3. The woman was lying dead in an almost fetal position.

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  4. A fetal "heartbeat" is a more arbitrary standard than viability.

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  5. Sami was lying on his side in a semi-fetal position.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus:

Origin

From fetus + -al.

From fetus + -al.

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