fostervatten

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of foster (“fetus”) +‎ vatten (“water”)

Noun

fostervatten n

  1. amniotic fluid
    • 2016 February 18, Johan Nilsson, “Zikavirus passerar till fostret”, in Sveriges Television‎[1], archived from the original on 18 January 2017:
      Zikaviruset kan passera placentabarriären och ta sig in i fostervattnet hos en gravid kvinna.
      The Zika virus can cross the placental barrier and enter the amniotic fluid of a pregnant woman.
    • 2024 January 2, Harald Andersson, “Konstgjord livmoder hjälper foster växa”, in Sveriges Radio‎[2], archived from the original on 4 January 2024:
      Den konstgjorda livmodern är fylld med konstgjort fostervatten.
      The artificial uterus is filled with artificial amniotic fluid.

Declension

Declension of fostervatten
nominative genitive
singular indefinite fostervatten fostervattens
definite fostervattnet fostervattnets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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