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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices

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To: i-node who wrote (410478)8/26/2008 2:08:25 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 1574764
 
"This particular anecdote is proof that a 2 lb fetus CAN BE VIABLE."

How long was she in an ICU? I am sure you know this, but for the rest...

vi·a·ble Audio Help /'va??b?l/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[vahy-uh-buhl] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. capable of living.
2. Physiology.
a. physically fitted to live.
b. (of a fetus) having reached such a stage of development as to be capable of living, under normal conditions, outside the uterus.


An ICU is hardly normal conditions.
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