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Same as Fetus.
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A Baby before it is born
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The developing baby while it is in the womb.
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In humans, this is an organism during the period of its development beginning on the fifty-seventh day following fertilization or creation and ending at birth.
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An organism in early development, after the formation of major organs.
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for purposes of the proposed legislation A human organism during the period of its development beginning on day 57 following fertilization or creation and ending at birth.
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Generally, all developing organisms are called embryos until they attain an independent existence. However, in mammals - and especially humans - the term foetus is used when the embryo has reached a stage where most of the adult features can be seen (ears, eyes, cloven feet, tail, fingernails and so on). In humans, this change in name usually takes place at around 8 weeks after conception.
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an unborn baby, after the eighth week of pregnancy.
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The stage of growth of a fertilized egg from the end of the eighth week after fertilization until birth. For the first 8 weeks the stage of growth is called an embryo.
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Name for developing baby from about 11th week of pregnancy.
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The young of mammals when fully developed in the womb. In human beings, this stage is reached after about 3 months of pregnancy. Prior to this, the developing mammal is at the embryo stage.
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the unborn young of any mammal. In humans, the unborn child is known as a foetus from the eighth week after conception until birth. It is during the foetal stage that the full development of organ systems takes place.
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the developing mammal in utero; in Man, after the 2nd month in utero, adjective - foetal or fetal.
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The unborn baby from the end of the eighth week after fertilization of the egg to birth.
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The name given to the embryo after the 8th week. Technically this name should be used until the baby is completely outside of the mother's body
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The embryo is referred to as a foetus after it has reached a certain stage of organ development (in humans this is eight weeks after conception).
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an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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a human from the second of conception
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a human life (its DNA is human and it is self-moving/alive) A society has hit rock bottom when the weak and defenseless are persecuted
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an alternative form of a human
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an embryo that resembles a developed individual
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an embryo which is to be found in the human body (Art
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an unborn offspring of an animal
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Middle stage of development between an embryo and baby, when all main recognisable features are shown i.e. from the end of the second month of pregnancy. Follicle – Circular fluid filled cavity within the ovary containing a developing egg.
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the name used for the unborn baby from the end of the 8 th week after conception (when the major structures have formed) until birth. Up until the eighth week, the developing offspring is called an Embryo.
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The fully formed developing organism from the 10th week of pregnancy onwards.
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The unborn child from around eight weeks after conception (when all major organs are formed and it begins to resemble a human being) to the time of birth. (Before then, it's considered an embryo.) The word foetus means "young one."
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the developing baby from the ninth week of pregnancy until the time of birth.
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The developing human after the embryonic period (from 9 weeks after fertilization to birth).
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The developing human after embryo stage from the ninth week of pregnancy to birth.
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The term used for an embryo after the eighth week of development until birth.
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The term used to refer to a baby in the uterus (womb) from the ninth week of pregnancy until birth.
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The developing human from the end of the eighth week of development from fertilisation (when all major structures have begun to develop) until birth.
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F an unborn child after it has developed from its embryonic stage, that is, following the eight week from the time of conception.
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The next stage after embryo.
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name for a developing baby in the womb.
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an unborn individual in the later stages of development – in humans, from seven to eight weeks after fertilisation until birth.
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The developing offspring before birth.
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The developing human being from the end of the eighth week of pregnancy to birth.
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Fetus ] A developing unborn child from the eighth week after fertilisation.
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An animal in the early stage of development before birth (in humans, the foetal stage is from the end of the third month until birth).
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A foetus is an unborn baby, from the eighth week of pregnancy until birth.
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