fetus in fetu

English

Alternative forms

foetus in foetu

Etymology

From Latin fētus in fētū.

Noun

fetus in fetu (plural fetuses in fetu)

(medicine, obstetrics) A fetus growing inside the body of another fetus, either from an unsuccessful twin pregnancy, or as a tumorlike growth.

Coordinate terms

Translations

fetus growing inside another

Finnish: loiskaksonen

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