Definition of "foetus" []

• Chiefly British Variant of fetus. (noun)

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• "The position held above in the comments that a foetus is just a set of cells and not a person is refuted with a consideration of simple geography: compare a 7-month premature baby kept alive in an incubator, with a 7-month "foetus" in the womb."
• "Milk and egg allergy 'worse for winter conceptions', and springtime pollen in foetus '11th week is key, says study"
• "If the foetus is not a human person, then the rights of the one in the situation who is a human person (viz. the pregnant woman) are clearly paramount."