fetus

feto

Bebé que se desarrolla dentro de su madre, después de la octava semana y hasta el nacimiento.

En inglés sencillo: A baby developing inside its mother's body, from after the eighth week until birth.

• The fetus is growing normally.
• The scan showed the fetus moving its arms.
• Doctors monitor fetuses throughout high-risk pregnancies.

Sinónimos: unborn baby

Expresiones frecuentes: developing fetus, human fetus, healthy fetus

feto

Animal vertebrado aún no nacido, suficientemente desarrollado para mostrar rasgos de su forma adulta.

En inglés sencillo: An unborn animal with a backbone, developed enough to show the features of its adult form.

• The cow's fetus was healthy.
• The veterinarian examined two sheep fetuses.
• The developing fetus already had recognizable legs and a tail.

Expresiones frecuentes: animal fetus, bovine fetus, developing fetus