different between foetus vs ultrasonography

English

Noun

foetus (plural foetuses or (hypercorrect) foeti)

1. (chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of fetus

Usage notes

The form fetus is the primary spelling in the United States, Canada, Australia, and in the scientific community, whereas foetus is still commonly used in the United Kingdom and some other Commonwealth nations. Sometimes considered less correct than fetus and suggested to be abandoned.

Derived terms

• foetal

References

Anagrams

• fouets

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin f?tus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fø?t?s/
• Hyphenation: foe?tus

Noun

foetus n or m (plural foetussen, diminutive foetusje n)

1. fetus

Derived terms

• feut

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?foe?.tus/, [?foe?t??s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?fe.tus/, [?f??t?us]

Adjective

foetus (feminine foeta, neuter foetum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Alternative form of f?tus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Noun

foetus m (genitive foet?s); fourth declension

1. Alternative form of f?tus

Declension

Fourth-declension noun.

References

• foetus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• foetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

English

Etymology

ultra- +? sonography

Noun

ultrasonography (countable and uncountable, plural ultrasonographies)

1. (medicine) The use of ultrasound to produce diagnostic images of the internal organs of the body, or of a foetus.
2. The use of ultrasound to form images of underwater structures.

Synonyms

• sonography

Related terms

• ultrasonographer
• ultrasonographic

Translations