fetus

fetus

英 ['fiːtəs]
　　美 ['fitəs]

n. 胎兒，胎

中文詞源：

fetus 胎兒

來自fe, 吮吸，吸奶，詞源同female, filial. 用來指胎兒。

例句：

1. Surely the fetus has a right to life?
胎兒確實有生命權嗎？

2. Microscopic examination of a cell's chromo-somes can reveal the sex of the fetus.
利用顯微鏡檢查細胞染色體可以發現胎兒的性別。

3. No one knows why a fetus is not automatically rejected by the mother's immune system.
沒有人知道為什麼母親的免疫系統不會自動排斥胎兒。

4. Unfortunately, his wife had just given birth to a nonviable fetus.
不幸地是，他妻子剛生下瞭一個不能成活的胎兒。

5. A routine scan revealed abnormalities in the fetus.
一次常規掃描發現胎兒畸形。