Definition of "fetology" []

• The medical study and treatment of the fetus, especially within the uterus. (noun)

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• "Whatever PersonhoodUSA may claim about advances in the "science of fetology," it can't change the fact that each and every one of these women benefits from the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v."
• "As recently as that, we knew almost nothing of the fetus; when abortion on demand was unleashed in the United States, fetology essentially did not exist."
• "And she does so by staying coolly and confidently on point, emphasizing that the Nebraska laws acknowledge the amazing technological advances in the science of fetology since Roe v Wade."