fetal

CEFRC1

/ˈfitl̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Relating to an unborn baby.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    In the fetal position.

Examples

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

  • The woman was lying dead in an almost fetal position.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

More examples

In context

  • fetal circulation

  • fetal membranes

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

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Doctors monitored the blank heartbeat to ensure the baby was developing normally.

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Origin

adjective

From fetus + -al.