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FETAL MOVEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
Synonyms:
fetal movement; foetal movement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("fetal movement" is a kind of...):
motility; motion; move; movement (a change of position that does not entail a change of location)
Domain category:
gestation; maternity; pregnancy (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)