different between fetal vs neonatal

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

Alternative forms

• neo-natal

Etymology

neo- +? natal.

Adjective

neonatal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the period of time immediately following birth, or to the newborn.

   The baby was placed in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Related terms

• antenatal
• natal
• perinatal
• prenatal
• postnatal

Translations

Catalan

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

neonatal (masculine and feminine plural neonatals)

1. neonatal

Derived terms

• neonatalogia

See also

• nounat

Further reading

• “neonatal” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “neonatal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Portuguese

Etymology

neo- +? natal

Adjective

neonatal m or f (plural neonatais, comparable)

1. neonatal

Further reading

• “neonatal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

neo- +? natal

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neona?tal/, [ne.o.na?t?al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: ne?o?na?tal

Adjective

neonatal (plural neonatales)

1. neonatal

Related terms

Further reading

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