fetal

UK /ˈfitl̩/ US /ˈfitl̩/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

fetal circulation

fetal membranes

In the fetal position.

I was fetal on my left side, unable to move. My legs fell off my queen-sized bed and were propped up by a rocking chair.

By 12:00 when Keith arrived home with Connor, I was fetal on the couch and praying for a quick death.

ADJ.

irrelevant, left, normal, religious

VERB + FETAL

moved

FETAL + NOUN

circulation, heart, heartbeat, personhood

PREP.

in, into, on, until, up

ADV.

almost, usually

adjective — of or relating to a fetus

fetal circulation

Wiktionary

fetal membranes

Wiktionary

I was fetal on my left side, unable to move. My legs fell off my queen-sized bed and were propped up by a rocking chair.

Wiktionary

The normal fetal heart rate usually varies between 120 and 160 beats per minute.

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The woman was lying dead in an almost fetal position.

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He moved into the fetal position.

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i Register

In some senses, fetal is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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