gestation

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noun

1. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
• Syn:
gestation period
• Derivationally related forms:
gestational, gestate
• Hypernyms:
biological time
• Part Meronyms:
term, full term, midterm, trimester
2. the state of being pregnant;
the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
• Syn:
pregnancy, maternity
• Derivationally related forms:
gestational, gestate, pregnant (for: pregnancy)
• Members of this Topic:
fetal movement, foetal movement, amniocentesis, amnio, stretch mark,
endometrium, phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis
• Hypernyms:
physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
• Hyponyms:
trouble, gravidity, gravidness, gravidation, gravida,
parity, para, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine pregnancy, ectopic gestation, extrauterine gestation,
eccyesis, metacyesis, entopic pregnancy, placenta previa
• Part Meronyms:
cleavage, segmentation, quickening, parturiency, labor,
labour, confinement, lying-in, travail, childbed, morning sickness
3. the conception and development of an idea or plan
• Derivationally related forms:
gestational, gestate
• Hypernyms:
construction, mental synthesis

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  pregnancy, maternity, gestation period