Organism Attribute
fetal weight
fe·tal weight [ feet-l weyt ]
Subclass of:
Fetal development of the mammalian embryo or fetus;
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena;
Body Weight
Definitions related to fetal weight:
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The weight of the FETUS in utero. It is usually estimated by various formulas based on measurements made during PRENATAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(fetal body weight) An estimate or direct measurement of the heaviness of a fetus.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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