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Fetal Resorption
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Definition
: The disintegration and assimilation of the dead FETUS in the UTERUS at any stage after the completion of organogenesis which, in humans, is after the 9th week of GESTATION. It does not include embryo resorption (see EMBRYO LOSS).
See Also
Embryo Loss
Other names
Resorptions, Fetal; Resorption, Fetal; Fetal Resorptions