Why does society use the term "fetus" for unborn HUMANS ?

Question

When fetus is reserved for animals - the HUMAN is an embryo - Oh yeah, I forgot cause everyone thinks their great,great,great, grandfather was a fish -

Answer 1

Actually, "fetus" is the correct term.  Biologically, a fertilized egg starts as a zygote, then develops into an embryo, then develops into a fetus.  This is true regardless of the species.

Really, this should be common knowledge - 30 seconds on "Google" could've answered this for you.

Answer 2

Humans are considered embryos only until about 8 weeks.  They are then said to enter the fetal stage and are called a fetus until birth.  This is the terminology used for all mammals, including humans.  I'm pretty sure that my great, great, great, grandfather was human.

Answer 3

an embryo is the first part of a human, it's just a ball of cells that are reproducing. a fetus is the human after it's developed some more, i think it's four weeks after conception.

life had to come from somewhere, and the only possible way is to come from the water. sorry if i don't believe in the adam and eve story, but thinking that we came from something else instead of just appearing is alot easier to believe.