Word: fetal
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Fetal livers proved to be more powerful than the livers of older animals in stimulating the formation of blood in pernicious anemia...
...stomachs are being tested. Neither of these affected Professor Gordon's cases. An ingenious ratiocinator, he figured that the younger liver was, the greater might be its power of stimulating blood formation. His persuasiveness induced the Government's meat inspectors to release him sufficient fetal livers for his purpose. The remedy apparently has proved successful. Dr. Gordon's success gained the Department of Agriculture's cachet last week. Rice Price Steddom. chief of the Federal Meat Inspection Service, offered to release to reputable physicians, medical institutions and pharmaceutical manufacturers all possible fetal livers which reach slaughter...
...WISE CHILD?Fetal, not feeble, farce...
Physical. In the genus homo there are three kinds of twins, Fraternal, Identical, Siamese. Fraternal twins are twins in time only. They make their entry into the world together but are completely separate individuals, the product of two fertilized eggs, having separate fetal membranes, not necessarily of the same sex, and as different biologically as any two members of the family born at different times. The young of most animals that produce litters are like fraternal twins; a fertilized egg for each animal...