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fetus

Unborn product of conception within the uterus during gestation*. * in the human after 8 weeks; prior to this it is referred to as an embryo. see low-birth weight infant for fetus viability (deliverability)

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conception embryo infant low birth weight infant (preterm infant) pregnancy (gestation)

References

  1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990