See Also: Foetal(medicine)
foetal(dictionary)
foetal(dictionary)
foetal age(medicine)
foetal membrane(medicine)
foetal medicine(medicine)
foetal macrosomia(medicine)
foetal inclusion(medicine)
foetal hydrops(medicine)
foetal heart(medicine)

foetal (iou)



foetal adjective. Also fetal. E19.
[from FOETUS + -AL1.]
Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a foetus; in the condition of a foetus.
foetal alcohol syndrome Medicine a congenital syndrome associated with excessive consumption of alcohol by the mother during pregnancy, and characterized by retarded growth of the infant before and after birth, mental retardation, microcephaly, and a characteristic pattern of facial features (abbreviation FAS). foetal distress evidence of deteriorating condition of a foetus during labour.