foetuses
Developing womb inhabitants
Foetuses is the plural of foetus, the British spelling of fetus—an unborn mammal in the later stages of development, after major structures have formed.
The ultrasound revealed healthy foetuses.
In American English, fetuses is standard.
Organism before birth
- gestationCarrying offspring in womb
- trimesterThirteen-week span
- wombFetal development organ
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
placenta · amniotic · quickening · viability · growth · formation · organogenesis · heartbeat
Ending a pregnancy
- terminationAct of ending something
- personhoodStatus as a person
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
pro-life · pro-choice · debate · legislation · restrictions · conscience · morality · bioethics
Childbirth medicine branch
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
- screeningEvaluative selection process
amniocentesis · chromosomal · genetic · congenital · malformation · complications · miscarriage · stillbirth
Undifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
developmental · biology · teratology · toxicology · pharmaceutical · testing · models · samples
embryo
Organism before birth
umbilical · placenta · amniotic · quickening · viability · growth · formation · organogenesis · heartbeat · movement
abortion
Ending a pregnancy
- terminationAct of ending something
- personhoodStatus as a person
- viabilityCapacity to succeed
rights · pro-life · pro-choice · debate · legislation · restrictions · conscience · morality · bioethics · controversy
obstetrics
Childbirth medicine branch
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- abnormalitiesDeviations from standard patterns
- anomaliesDepartures from expected patterns
screening · amniocentesis · chromosomal · genetic · congenital · malformation · complications · miscarriage · stillbirth · preterm
stem cells
Undifferentiated cells with regenerative potential
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- specimensRepresentative items for examination
- studyDeliberate learning effort
laboratory · developmental · biology · teratology · toxicology · pharmaceutical · testing · models · samples · analysis