Word: fetus
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...elevator opened on my floor, revealing the bulletin board. “Welcome to Sonia and Paul’s 7/8!” This was normal. It was the picture of the fetus that caught my eye. On bright yellow paper, the poster said, “Natalie: Day 25. Did you know: my heart is already beating!” Below the fetus was a quote: “‘A person’s a person no matter how small.’ –Horton Hears...
...policy initiative campaign or an awareness campaign. It is a campaign aimed at intimidating pregnant college women into not seeking abortions. To take the edge off, HRL has sugar-coated their message by couching it in childish language with a quote from Dr. Seuss and identifying the fetus as a little girl. Even the name choice is not benign: “Natalie” is derived from the Latin word for “birthday” or “born on Christmas,” with implications of the birth of Christ...
Herbert’s discovery also led to the realization that anemia found in pregnant women is due to a dietary deficiency. As a result, pregnant women now often take folate supplements to help the growing fetus develop properly...
Research has shown that mercury from fish can damage the developing brain of a fetus or young child, so the Food and Drug Administration currently advises pregnant women to limit their consumption of mercury-laden fish...
...living frieze - in the memories of those who saw the piece assembled, five nights a week and three times on Saturday. It is can be admired in its one official preserved form, on paper, and surely the plays read wonderfully in their published form. But print is both the fetus and the ghost of a theater piece. Reading a play, you know what it means but not how it feels...