fetalizedadj.

Brit.

/ˈfiːtl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S.

/ˈfidlˌaɪzd/

Forms: see fetal adj. and -ized suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: fetal adj., -ized suffix.

Etymology: < fetal adj. + -ized suffix, after Dutch gefoetaliseerd (L. Bolk 1922, in Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 30 Sept. 1539, the passage translated in quot. 1922). Compare fetalization n. 2.

Biology. Now rare.

Exhibiting fetalization; neotenic, paedomorphic.

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paedomorphic1892

neotenic1894

fetalized1922

caenogenetic1930

neotene1987

1922 Internat. Med. & Surg. Surv. 4 No. 1. i. 768 The Nordic type represents the highest human variation because it is most actively fetalized [Du. gefoetaliseerd].

1940 W. H. Auden in I Believe 19 The distinguishing mark of man as an animal is his plastic, unspecialized ‘foetalized’ nature.

1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 133 It [sc. the human race] is not..the most foetalized race nor the largest brained.

2011 R. G. Bednarik Human Condition v. 136 Humans are anatomically best defined as a fetalized form of ape.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fetalized
释义	fetalizedadj. Brit. /ˈfiːtl̩ʌɪzd/, U.S. /ˈfidlˌaɪzd/ Forms: see fetal adj. and -ized suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Dutch lexical item. Etymons: fetal adj., -ized suffix. Etymology: < fetal adj. + -ized suffix, after Dutch gefoetaliseerd (L. Bolk 1922, in Nederlandsch tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 30 Sept. 1539, the passage translated in quot. 1922). Compare fetalization n. 2. Biology. Now rare. Exhibiting fetalization; neotenic, paedomorphic. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > evolution > [adjective] > morphogenesis > derivation or appearance of characters paedomorphic1892 neotenic1894 fetalized1922 caenogenetic1930 neotene1987 1922 Internat. Med. & Surg. Surv. 4 No. 1. i. 768 The Nordic type represents the highest human variation because it is most actively fetalized [Du. gefoetaliseerd]. 1940 W. H. Auden in I Believe 19 The distinguishing mark of man as an animal is his plastic, unspecialized ‘foetalized’ nature. 1957 L. Eiseley Immense Journey 133 It [sc. the human race] is not..the most foetalized race nor the largest brained. 2011 R. G. Bednarik Human Condition v. 136 Humans are anatomically best defined as a fetalized form of ape. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1922
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