foetal movement

Other forms: foetal movements

Definitions of foetal movement
  1. noun
    motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
    synonyms: fetal movement
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    type of:
    motility, motion, move, movement
    a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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