Definition of "fetus" []

• The unborn young of a viviparous vertebrate having a basic structural resemblance to the adult animal. (noun)
• In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo. (noun)

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• "*I understand not everyone thinks abortion is murder, and some people would use the term fetus and not baby, but I am just working through what Sydney Carton said in the above comment."
• "Another bill, HB 2035, would require minors to obtain parental consent before an abortion and change the term "fetus" to "unborn child.""
• "The proposed law does not clearly define the term fetus, nor does it make clear at what stage of pregnancy a prosecution could occur."