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fe·tus
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abort
If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive. -
abortion
If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive. -
placenta
Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products. -
presentation
an act of presenting. -
quicken
to make more rapid; accelerate; hasten: She quickened her pace. -
umbilical cord
Anatomy. a cord or funicle connecting the embryo or fetus with the placenta of the mother and transporting nourishment from the mother and wastes from the fetus.