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Definition
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
- Pig slapped him on the back of the head and kicked his ribs until Gooch lay hunched in a fetal position on the floor.Chapter 1.4 (80% in)
- I held her hand and realized that the blood I felt rushing through her wrist would soon be rushing through the brain of the fetus, that her body had become an aquarium and that her child was a swimmer in its lightless pool.Chapter 3.29 (31% in)
- I moved into a fetal position and tried to cover my face with my hands as waves broke over me.Chapter 4.38 (72% in)
There are no more uses of "fetus" in The Lords of Discipline.
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