different between fetal vs cordocentesis

English

Alternative forms

• (UK) foetal
• (UK, obsolete) fœtal
• (obsolete) phoetal, phœtal
• (obsolete) fætal

Etymology

fetus +? -al

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fitl?/
• Rhymes: -i?t?l

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

1. (embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.

   fetal circulation

   fetal membranes

Usage notes

The form fetal is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetal is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.

Synonyms

• zygotal

Derived terms

• extrafetal
• nonfetal

Coordinate terms

• gametal, zygotal, blastocystic, blastular

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “fetal”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• E flat, E-flat, aleft, alfet, e flat, e-flat

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /f??tal/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fe?tal/
• Homophone: fatal (Balearic, Central)

Adjective

fetal (masculine and feminine plural fetals)

1. fetal

Related terms

• fetus

Further reading

• “fetal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

Galician

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais)

1. fetal

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fe?ta?l]
• Hyphenation: fe?tal
• Rhymes: -a?l

Adjective

fetal (not comparable)

1. fetal

   Synonym: fötal

Declension

Further reading

• “fetal” in Duden online

Portuguese

Adjective

fetal m or f (plural fetais, comparable)

1. fetal (pertaining to fetuses)

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

From French fœtal

Adjective

fetal m or n (feminine singular fetal?, masculine plural fetali, feminine and neuter plural fetale)

1. fetal

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fe?tal/, [fe?t?al]

Adjective

fetal (plural fetales)

1. fetal

Related terms

• feto

Further reading

• “fetal” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

From cordo +? -centesis.

Noun

cordocentesis (countable and uncountable, plural cordocenteses)

1. (surgery, uncountable) The removal of blood from an umbilical cord in utero for testing.
2. (surgery, countable) One instance of that procedure.

Synonyms

• FBS, fetal blood sampling
• funipuncture
• PUBS

Translations