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institutional care

medical or mental health care services received by an inpatient in a hospital, nursing home, or other residential institution.

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fetal stage

fetal stage

the final stage of human prenatal development, from the 8th or 9th week after fertilization to the time of birth. It is preceded by the embryonic stage.