fetal position

English
A man sitting in a fetal position

Alternative forms
  • (rare, UK) foetal position

Etymology

From the position a fetus assumes.

Noun

fetal position (plural fetal positions)

  1. (literally) The location of the fetus inside a womb.
  2. A posture in which the head and knees are brought as close to the abdomen as possible.

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