Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0706 short lesson, about 20 seconds
fet/o: Fetus
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The idea
The combining form fet slash o names a fetus, the developing organism after the embryonic stage.
In practice
Fetal monitoring records the fetus during labour.
Where people slip
Embryo and fetus name two stages of one development, divided by time.
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