gestation | ||
1. | [ noun ] the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) | |
Synonyms: | gestation_period | |
Related terms: | biological_time term midterm trimester bear | |
2. | [ noun ] (psychology) the conception and development of an idea or plan | |
Related terms: | construction conceive | |
3. | [ noun ] (obstetrics) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus | |
Synonyms: | maternity pregnancy | |
Related terms: | physiological_state para placenta_previa trouble gravida gravidity ectopic_pregnancy entopic_pregnancy labor quickening morning_sickness cleavage phlebothrombosis stretch_mark fetal_movement endometrium bear | |
Similar spelling: |
gestational gustation gestate gas_station |