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fœˈtation, feˈtation
[agent-n. f. L. fētāre to produce offspring, f. root of fētus fœtus.]
The formation of a fœtus or embryo.
1669Worlidge Syst. Agric. (1681) 3 The fruitful Fœtation and Progeny of Animals. 1677Hales Prim. Orig. Man. iii. vi. 280 The Eggs of Silkworms..being ripen'd to fœtation by the heat of the Sun. 1851F. H. Ramsbotham Obstet. Med. (ed. 3) 631 Extra-uterine fœtation. |