Usually means: Curled up, resembling fetal posture.
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  1. fetal position: Merriam-Webster
  2. fetal position: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. fetal position: Collins English Dictionary
  4. fetal position: Wiktionary
  5. fetal position: Infoplease Dictionary
  6. fetal position: Dictionary.com
  7. Fetal Position (House), Fetal position: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. fetal position: TheFreeDictionary.com

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. fetal position: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. fetal position: Medical dictionary

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Fetal Position: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (fetal position)

noun:  (literally) The location of the fetus inside a womb.
noun:  A posture in which the head and knees are brought close to the abdomen, usually while sitting or lying on one side.

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