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fetus

[fee-tuhs] / ˈfi təs /


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Shealy told Salon that people have slashed her tires, shot out the windows of her home and thrown images of dismembered fetuses at her over her votes against strict abortion bans.

From Salon

In the interim, it lurks underground in stasis, almost like a fetus in the womb.

From Salon

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

Anti-inflammatory medicines like aspirin can endanger the fetus.

From The Wall Street Journal

FDA chief Marty Makary explained that acetaminophen is the only approved over-the-counter drug to treat high fevers in pregnancy that can damage a fetus, and that “the choice still belongs with parents.”

From The Wall Street Journal