Fetus vs Acardiacus - What's the difference?
fetus | acardiacus |
(Canada, US) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
(Canada, US) A human embryo after the 8th week of gestation.
(medicine) A deformed fetus having developed no heart, connected as a parasite to another fetus.
As nouns the difference between fetus and acardiacus
is that fetus is while acardiacus is (medicine) a deformed fetus having developed no heart, connected as a parasite to another fetus.fetus
English
Alternative forms
* foetus * * (chiefly Canadian and US) fetus * phoetus, * faetus,Noun
(es)- The sequence is; molecules in reproductive systems, then gametes, zygotes, morulas, blastocysts, and then fetuses .
Usage notes
* The form fetus is preferred in North America and in the scientific community, whereas foetus is still commonly used in Commonwealth nations.Derived terms
* (l)See also
* embryo * ("fetus" on Wikipedia)References
*Health Online