fetus

Noun
  1. An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal (synset 101462432)
    is a type of: craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    subtypes:
    • monster, teras - (medicine) a grossly malformed and usually nonviable fetus
    • abortus - a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body
    • baby - an unborn child; a human fetus
    has:
    • ductus arteriosus - a blood vessel in a fetus that bypasses pulmonary circulation by connecting the pulmonary artery directly to the ascending aorta; normally closes at birth
    • umbilical, umbilical cord - membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta
    same as: foetus

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