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nounthe state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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nounthe period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
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nounthe conception and development of an idea or plantype of:
Definition that contains gestation
- term the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- premature born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
- midterm the middle of the gestation period
- prematurely (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
- gestational of or relating to gestation
- preemie an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation
- lanugo the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
- ectopic pregnancy pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
- vacuum aspiration a method of induced abortion; prior to the 14th week of gestation the embryo and placenta are removed by applying suction to the dilated cervix
- premie an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation