postfetal

English

Etymology

From post- +‎ fetal.

Adjective

postfetal (not comparable)

  1. After the fetal stage; after birth.
    • 2013, T. L. Yaskh, Spinal Afferent Processing, page 28:
      The numbers of Meissner corpuscles drop rapidly with postfetal growth and then slowly decline with age.

Derived terms

  • postfetally
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