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Definitions of onset
  1. noun
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)

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  2. noun
    the beginning or early stages
    "the onset of pneumonia"

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Definition that contains onset
  • attack the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent)
  • rhythm natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur 14 days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from day 10 through day 18 of her cycle)
  • labor concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
  • teenager a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • labour concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
  • teen a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
  • confinement concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
  • adolescent a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  • pms a syndrome that occurs in many women from 2 to 14 days before the onset of menstruation
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