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A fetus (or '''foetus''', or '''fœtus''') is a developing Mammal or other Viviparous Vertebrate , after the Embryo nic stage and before Birth . The plural is '''fetuses''' ('''foetuses''', '''fœtuses''') or, very rarely, ''foeti''.

In humans, the fetal stage of Prenatal Development begins eight weeks after Fertilization , when the major structures and Organ System s have formed, until birth.


ETYMOLOGY AND SPELLING VARIATIONS

The word "fetus" is from the .