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How to use gestation in a sentence

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Gestation means the period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born. Example: “It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.”

Examples of gestation by meaning

nounThe process of development of a plan or idea.

  • It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.1900, Sigmund Freud, translated by James Strachey, The Interpretation of Dreams: Avon Books, page 149

More sentences with gestation

  • Late in gestation DNMT1o-deficient placentas had greater spongiotrophoblast content and reduced labyrinth vascular surface area.2015 August 5, “Partial Loss of Genomic Imprinting Reveals Important Roles for Kcnq1 and Peg10 Imprinted Domains in Placental…. From the entry spongiotrophoblast
  • A 24-year-old primigravida presents for routine ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation.2012, Karen M. Schneider, Stephen K. Patrick, “Maternal–Fetal Physiology and Placentation”, in Obstetrics and Gynecology: PreTest™…. From the entry primigravida
  • When fetofetal transfusion syndrome occurs in very preterm gestation, treatment options are limited and often unsuccessful.1991, Daniel R. Mishell, 1991 Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Year Book Medical Pub, →ISBN. From the entry fetofetal
  • This has an important bearing on the etiology of ectopic gestation.1906 February 12, George Gellhorn, “The Diagnosis of Tubal Pregnancy before Rupture”, in Albert E. Taussig, A. S. Bleyer, editors…. From the entry primigravida
  • The amnion and chorion begin to develop soon after fertilization and continue to grow until about 28 weeks′ gestation.2007, Susan Tucker Blackburn, Maternal, Fetal, & Neonatal Physiology: A Clinical Perspective, page 106. From the entry chorion
  • Both Aberdeen Angus and Hereford cows also have a different average length of gestation when purely mated than when crossmated.2004, Mujibul Hasan Siddiqui, Early Childhood Education, page 14. From the entry crossmate
  • At the end of the normal gestation period the cow threw two calf mummies as large as cats.1916, Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 49. From the entry throw
  • Hatchling nautiluses emerge, after nearly a year's gestation, as miniature adults and then immediately start swimming around, searching for food in the depths.2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 90. From the entry hatchling
  • The most numerous Allied dive-bomber of World War II, the Helldiver endured a prolonged gestation period to mature into one of the best aircraft of its type.2012, Tony Holmes, Plane Spotter’s Guide, →ISBN. From the entry helldiver
  • The perinatal morbidity and mortality of fetofetal transfusion syndrome in very premature twin gestations in 48 pairs of twin gestations delivered at 24-28 weeks' gestation were studied.1991, Daniel R. Mishell, 1991 Year Book of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Year Book Medical Pub, →ISBN. From the entry fetofetal
  • Abortivity is very high in the first month of gestation, decreases rapidly in the others and slightly increases just in the period close preceding the birth.1918, American Journal of Physical Anthropology, volume XIX, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 176. From the entry abortivity

Meaning of gestation

  1. noun The period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.
  2. noun The process of development of a plan or idea.

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Questions about gestation in a sentence

How do you use gestation in a sentence?
Gestation is used as a noun. For example: “It was to a conversation with another friend who had for many years been familiar with all my writings during the period of their gestation, just as I had been with his.”
What is a short sentence with gestation?
“A 24-year-old primigravida presents for routine ultrasound at 20 weeks gestation.”
What does gestation mean?
Gestation means the period of time during which an animal or human offspring physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

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