Look up: gestation

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   Gestation
   Gestation is the period which elapses between the impregnation of any mammal and the birth of the offspring. Gestation varies from 25 days in the case of the mouse to 620 days for an elephant, with the normal human gestation lasting 270 days (9 months).
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   Gestation
   The process of growth of an embryo inside a mammal`s body - the gestation period is the duration of a pregnancy.
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   gestation
   [n] - the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) 2. [n] - the conception and development of an idea or plan
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   Gestation
   The period of time a baby is carried in the uterus; full-term gestation is between 38 and 42 weeks (counted from the first day of the last menstrual period).
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   gestation
   The period of time a baby is carried in the uterus; full-term gestation is between 38 and 42 weeks (counted from the first day of the last menstrual period).
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   Gestation
   the period of time between fertilisation of an egg by a sperm and birth of a baby
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   Gestation
   Gestation: Period of time from conception to birth.
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   Gestation
   The period of development of the young in animals, from the time of fertilization of the ovum until birth.
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   Gestation
   Ges·ta'tion noun [ Latin gestatio a bearing, carrying, from gestare to bear, carry, intens. from gerere , gestum , to bear: confer French gestation . See Gest deed, Jest .] 1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [ Obsolete] 2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. 3. Exercise ...
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    gestation
    <obstetrics> The period of development of the young in viviparous animals, from the time of fertilization of the ovum until birth. ... Origin: L. Gestatio, from gestare = to bear ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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    gestation
    noun the conception and development of an idea or plan
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    Gestation
    `Gestation` is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time (multiple gestations). According to the National Center for Health and Statistics there were over 136,000 multiple human births documented in the United States in 2003 (NCHS). The time interval of a gestation is called `gestation period`, and the length of time the offspring have spent dev...
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    gestation
    (jes-ta´shәn) pregnancy. adj., gesta´tional., adj.
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    Gestation
    • (n.) Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. • (n.) The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. • (n.) The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).
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    gestation
    in mammals, the time between conception and birth, during which the embryo or fetus is developing in the uterus. This definition raises occasional ... [22 related articles]
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    gestation
    (L. gestatio, from gestare to bear) the period of development of the young in viviparous animals, from the time of fertilization of the ovum until birth.
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    gestation
    The development of young mammals in the mother's uterus from fertilization to birth. With some exceptions, the gestation period is proportional to the adult size of the animal, thus, for the human young the gestation period is about 270 days, but for the elephant it is closer to two years. Relate...
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    Gestation
    The length of a pregnancy. The number of weeks from conception until birth which is determined by the beginning of the mother's last period. Babies are usually born at 40 weeks, but are considered full-term from weeks 37 to 42.
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