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feto

fetus

noun FEH-toh Rare

Origin: From Latin fetus (offspring, young).

Usage Note

Feto is the standard medical and everyday Italian term for an unborn human or animal from after the embryonic stage. It is always masculine: il feto. The plural is regular: i feti. In Italian law and medical texts it is used from about the ninth week of gestation onward.

Examples

"Il feto si muove dal quarto mese."

Natural Translation

The fetus moves from the fourth month.

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