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gestation periodnounThe average interval between fertilization and birth of a mammal; ranges from 13 days for the opossum to 626 days for the Indian elephant.
pregnancynoun(countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
monochorionicSharing one foetal membrane, or chorion. Typically used of identical twins.
gestatingverb(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
gestatedverb(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
pregnanciesnoun(countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.
gestateverb(intransitive) To carry offspring in the uterus from conception to delivery.
conceptionsnounThe fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
conceptionnounThe fertilization of an ovum by a sperm to form a zygote.
parturitionnounThe act of giving birth; childbirth.
placentationnoun(biology) The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals.
pregnant(chiefly not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
conceivingverbConception.
pregnancenounObsolete form of pregnancy. [(countable) The condition of being pregnant; an instance of this.]
maternitynounThe state of being a mother; motherhood.
childbearingnounThe process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition.
prenatalBeing or happening before birth.
graviditynounpregnancy
prenatallyBefore birth.
embryogenesisnounThe process by which an embryo is formed and develops.

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