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an unborn or unhatched vertebrate beyond the early stages of development when the main features of the mature animal are recognizable; in humans beginning at completion of the 8th week of pregnancy and ending at birth

She thinks that when short of nutrients, the fetus protects the brain at the expense of the heart.

She suffered from fetal alcohol syndrome.
Later, my doctor and my mom would tell me it was much too early to feel a fetus move.
Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
She landed facedown in a fetal position, her legs bent under her.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire
Rachel collapsed and curled into the fetal position.
Rick Riordan -- The Last Olympian
The program downloaded into human fetuses—that's the bait.
Rick Yancey -- The Infinite Sea
It's a strange, unworldly rocking motion, a fetal self-enclosure that seems to shut me out, to shut everything out.
Robert M. Pirsig -- Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
I curl up in a fetal position.
Marie Lu -- Legend
The air fills with the screeching of thrashing scorpion fetuses.
Susan Ee -- Angelfall
But the thought of freeing Thanatos made Frank want to curl into the fetal position.
Rick Riordan -- The Son of Neptune
The pain made him dizzy and faint, and he lay on his side, crouched in the fetal position, his eyes closed.
John Green -- An Abundance of Katherines
Beside him, Booth is curled up in the fetal position, head resting on one hand.
Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard -- Killing Lincoln
She was not very far along, so we never found a fetus, but the butcher was convinced that he'd rid the world of another girl.
Lisa See -- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
The car gets smaller by the hour—I am forced to curl up like a fetus or my legs fall asleep.
Gillian Flynn -- Gone Girl
I was alarmed but not nervous, as I was a doctor of long experience, having turned many a breech fetus and safely delivered a near-equal number.
Chang-rae Lee -- A Gesture Life
I realized I was looking at a human form—an enormous man lying in the fetal position.
Rick Riordan -- The Red Pyramid
Maia had stopped twitching and was curled into a fetal position on the floor, weeping quietly.
Cassandra Clare -- City of Ashes
Dr. McNally testified that Mrs. Colbey's pregnancy was at high risk for "unexplained fetal death" because of her age and lack of prenatal care.
Bryan Stevenson -- Just Mercy
He remained knotted there in fetal position, paralyzed, his fists covering his eyes, for a long time.
Toni Morrison -- The Bluest Eye
Rafi was completely still, curled into a fetal position, his back pressed against the rock, his knapsack placed over his side as a makeshift blanket.
Mark Helprin -- A Soldier of the Great War

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