fetus
Example Sentences
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Scientists have shown that this ratio reflects the balance of estrogen and testosterone a fetus is exposed to during the first trimester of pregnancy.
From Science Daily • Feb. 10, 2026
Anti-inflammatory medicines like aspirin can endanger the fetus.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
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 • 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
Hemoglobin has multiple variants, including some that are specific to the fetus.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
