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Gestation Common

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Gestation has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)

2

the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

3

the conception and development of an idea or plan

4

The period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
biological time physical condition construction
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
trouble gravidity gravida parity ectopic pregnancy entopic pregnancy placenta previa
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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