uterogestation
uterogestation noun: gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
Noun
uterogestation (usually uncountable, plural uterogestations)
- Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
- During uterogestation, the fetus develops primarily in response to placental functions, hormones, and physiological processes resulting from millions of years of vertebrate and mammalian evolution.1987, Wenda Trevathan, Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective
- the time of uterogestation of a wolf is about 100 days, while that of a bitch is known to be about 62 or 63.1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man
Forms of uterogestation
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Origin of uterogestation
From utero- + gestation.
Questions about uterogestation
- What does uterogestation mean?
- Uterogestation means gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
- What part of speech is uterogestation?
- Uterogestation is a noun.
- What is the plural of uterogestation?
- The plural of uterogestation is uterogestations.
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