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Re: OB:Home Births in Australia - fetus or foetusFrom: Peter Wein (p.wein@obsgyn-mercy.unimelb.EDU.AU)Sun Aug 30 21:04:53 1998
At 10:13 AM 28/08/98 -0500, you wrote: >Unlike oestrogens, oesophagus, and all the other English words that >Americans cannot spell correctly, the word fetus does not have a >classical derivative. The nearest to it is foetor which means 'bad >breath'. It is FETUS not FOETUS. > >-- >Dr Thomas Ind MB BS MD MRCOG >St George Hospital >Kogarah >Sydney >NSW 2217 >AUSTRALIA > Actually Tom there is a classic derivation: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary Main Entry: fe·tus Pronunciation: 'fE-t&s Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin, act of bearing young, offspring; akin to Latin fetus newly delivered, fruitful -- more at FEMININE Date: 14th century : an unborn or unhatched vertebrate especially after attaining the basic structural plan of its kind; specifically : a developing human from usually three months after conception to birth http://www.christiantech.com/cgi-bin/webster.exe?search_for_cgi-bin_texts_we b1828þtus FE'TUS, n. plu. fetuses. [L. faetus.] The young of viviparous animals in the womb, and of oviparous animals in the egg, after it is perfectly formed; before which time it is called embryo. A young animal then is called a fetus from the time its parts are distinctly formed, till its birth. Feu de joie, fire of joy, a French phrase for a bonfire, or a firing of guns in token of joy. Peter Wein Senior Lecturer Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Melbourne, Mercy Hospital for Women Clarendon Street, East Melbourne 3002 Australia Tel: +61 3 9270 2556 Fax: +61 3 9417 5406 Mobile: 0414 691690
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