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Meanings of foetal position in English

Russian
поза ребёнка
Spanish
estática fetal

The positioning of the body of a prenatal fetus as it develops.

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поза ребёнка
Usage of foetal position in English
1
It almost looked as though she were huddled up in the foetal position.
The preacher
2
A human body: a baby, forced into a foetal position.
The genesis secret
3
Diane rolled away from me and assumed a foetal position.
Axiomatic
4
So I was in the foetal position, listening to them sing my song, crying.
Radio NZ
5
Hrsh-Hgn was wedged under the autochef, in the foetal position.
The dark side of the sun
6
On top of it lay another tiny skeleton, curled up in the foetal position.
Silence of the grave
7
A discreet knock on the door made Julia curl up in the foetal position.
The ice princess
8
When they found her two days later, she was curled up in the foetal position.
Kennedy's brain
9
Curled up on his bed in the foetal position.
The Irish Times
10
I closed my eyes and assumed the foetal position.
The Guardian
11
Emmet twisted his head out of the foetal position.
The Naked God
12
He'd curled up into a foetal position, half of his body had sunk into the sand.
The Naked God
13
Glover assumes the foetal position on the beanbag.
The Guardian
14
I followed him inside, and he was curled up on the couch, in the foetal position, sobbing.
News.com.au
15
Intriguingly, the cover of Ellipsis features all three members naked and curled up in the foetal position.
The Irish Times
16
She rolled into a foetal position, retching into the steely confines of the helmet, aware only of pain.
Gladiatrix
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