gestation

ges·ta·tion

G0107700 (jĕ-stā′shən)n.1. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.2. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.

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[Late Latin gestātiō, gestātiōn-, from Latin, a carrying, from gestātus, past participle of gestāre, freqentative of gerere, to carry.]

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ges′ta·to′ry (jĕs′tə-tôr′ē), ges·ta′tion·al adj.

gestation

(dʒɛˈsteɪʃən) n1. (Zoology) a. the development of the embryo of a viviparous mammal, between conception and birth: about 266 days in humans, 624 days in elephants, and 63 days in catsb. (as modifier): gestation period. 2. the development of an idea or plan in the mind3. the period of such a development[C16: from Latin gestātiō a bearing, from gestāre to bear, frequentative of gerere to carry] gesˈtational, gestative adj ˈgestatory adj

ges·ta·tion

(jĕ-stā′shən) The period of time spent in the uterus by the young of an animal before being born. Gestation in humans is about nine months.

gestation

- Literally the period during which unborn young are "carried" inside the womb—from Latin gerere, "carry" or "conduct."See also related terms for womb.

gestation

1. the process of carrying in the womb.
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.See also: Birth

gestation

(or pregnancy) The period from conception to birth, which in humans lasts about 280 days.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gestation - the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)gestation periodbiological time - the time of various biological processesfull term, term - the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term"midterm - the middle of the gestation periodtrimester - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
	2.	gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterusmaternity, pregnancyfetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)amnio, amniocentesis - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalitiesstretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturitionsegmentation, cleavage - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovumphysical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functionstrouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble"gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancygravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three"para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis - pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterusentopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterusquickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetuschildbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessaryphlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the bloodmorning sickness - nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy
	3.	gestation - the conception and development of an idea or planmental synthesis, construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

gestation

noun1. incubation, development, growth, pregnancy, evolution, ripening, maturation The gestation period can be anything between 95 and 150 days.2. development, progress, evolution, progression, incubation the prolonged period of gestation of this design

gestation

nounThe condition of carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:gravidity, gravidness, parturiency, pregnancy.

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gestazione