fetus
Example Sentences
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Although prior immunity usually protects the fetus, routine screening is not available in some countries, highlighting the challenges of managing an infection that is widespread but often symptom-free.
From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026
Conversely, maternal cells circulating in the pregnant mother’s bloodstream commonly slip through into the fetus and get incorporated into its body.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2025
Fevers can harm the fetus and have been associated with autism and ADHD.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
For the past few years, it has felt as if, finally, pregnant women are beginning to be treated as people whose needs also matter, independent of the fetus.
From Slate • Sep. 25, 2025
In some mutants, whole segments of the embryo disappeared, or the thorax or abdominal compartments were drastically shortened—analogous to a human fetus born with no middle or with no hind segment.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
