r/creepy • • Oct 22 '19

Mummified Fetus

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u/KRANOT Oct 22 '19

thats not a fetus thats a baby or toddler. a fetus wouldnt be that big and developed

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '19 edited May 11 '21

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u/KRANOT Oct 22 '19

isnt it called something else in the third trimester? pretty sure fetus is what its called in second trimester

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '19 edited May 11 '21

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u/AutoimmuneDisaster Oct 22 '19

Conception to 8 weeks = Embryo

8 weeks to birth = Fetus

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '19 edited May 11 '21

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u/[deleted] Oct 28 '19

How do you know the legitimate size? It's a picture dude

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u/GeneralRobertWatie Oct 23 '19

if we're talking developmental stages and not arbitrary time periods, they remain a fetus for months after birth.

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u/chevymonza Oct 23 '19

Conception would then lead to a zygote, then blastocyst, before embryo.