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Fetus vs Feces - What's the difference?

fetus | feces |

As nouns the difference between fetus and feces

is that fetus is an unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal while feces is digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.

fetus

English

Alternative forms

* foetus * * (chiefly Canadian and US) fetus * phoetus, * faetus,

Noun

(es)
  • (Canada, US) An unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
  • (Canada, US) A human embryo after the 8th week of gestation.
    • 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

    Anagrams

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    feces

    English

    (wikipedia feces)

    Alternative forms

    * faeces (British), (archaic)

    Noun

    (en-plural noun) (North American spelling)
  • Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from the bowels; excrement.

    • Usage notes

    * This word can be used with plural verbs ("feces have a strong smell") or singular ones ("feces has a strong smell"). Use with plural verbs is more common, especially in Britain, and is the only use recognized by some dictionaries,

    Synonyms

    * (discharged animal waste) excrement, faecal matter, guano (of birds or bats only), manure (not used of human faeces) * night soil (euphemistic) * doo, poo, poop, boo-boo, and doody (euphemistic or hypocoristic) * crap, shit, turd, log (vulgar) * See also

    Related terms

    * defecate * fecal * feceate * feculence * feculent

    References

    English pluralia tantum ----