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uterogestation en · NOUN

Etymology

From utero- + gestation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) 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:

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exterogestation