gestation

ges·ta·tion  (j-stshn)

n.

1. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.

2. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.

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[Late Latin gestti, gesttin-, from Latin, a carrying, from gesttus, past participle of gestre, freqentative of gerere, to carry.]

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gesta·tory (jst-tôr, -tr), ges·tation·al adj.

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gestation

Noun

1. the process of carrying and developing babies in the womb during pregnancy, or the time during which this process takes place

2. the process of developing a plan or idea in the mind [Latin gestare to bear]

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gestation  (j-stshn)

The period of time spent in the uterus between conception and birth. Gestation in humans is about nine months.

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gestation

1. the process of carrying in the womb.
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.

See also: Birth

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gestation - the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) gestation period biological time - the time of various biological processes full term, term - the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" midterm - the middle of the gestation period trimester - a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided
	2.	gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus maternity, pregnancy fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) amnio, amniocentesis - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition segmentation, cleavage - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions trouble - an unwanted pregnancy; "he got several girls in trouble" gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancy gravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in; "in her third pregnancy a woman is said to be gravida three" para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children" eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis - pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus entopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood morning sickness - nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy
	3.	gestation - the conception and development of an idea or plan mental synthesis, construction - the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought

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gestation

noun incubation, development, growth, pregnancy, evolution, ripening, maturation

Translations

gestation [dʒɛsˈteɪʃən] n → gestation f

gestation [dʒɛsˈteɪʃən] n (of animals) → Trächtigkeit f;

(of humans) → Schwangerschaft f

gestation [dʒɛsˈteɪʃən] n → gestazione f