Definition of "foetal" []

• Chiefly British Variant of fetal. (adjective)

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• "The ideas colored everything he wrote: when writing on education, he combined the idea of foetal education, a traditional belief that the mothers of great men, such as Mencius, had sat up straight and spoke no evil, thus contributing to the moral character of the foetus, with a micro-level view of Darwinism."
• "Alcohol during pregnancy can lead to a condition in the baby called foetal alcohol syndrome"
• "When the KLF1 blood protein is less active, more so-called foetal haemoglobin enters into the blood, resulting in improved uptake and transport of oxygen."