ges·ta·tion (j -st  sh n)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. [Late Latin gest ti , gesttin-, from Latin, a carrying, from gesttus, past participle of gestre, freqentative of gerere, to carry.]ges ta·to ry (jst-tôr , -tr), ges·tation·al adj. |
gestation [dʒɛˈsteɪʃən]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)
a. the development of the embryo of a viviparous mammal, between conception and birth: about 266 days in humans, 624 days in elephants, and 63 days in cats
b. (as modifier) gestation period
2. the development of an idea or plan in the mind
3. the period of such a development
[from Latin gestātiō a bearing, from gestāre to bear, frequentative of gerere to carry]
gestational , gestative [ˈdʒɛstətɪv dʒɛˈsteɪ-] adj
gestatory adj
| gestation (j-stshn) The period of time spent in the uterus between conception and birth. Gestation in humans is about nine months. |
gestation
1. the process of carrying in the womb.
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.
See also: Birth
2. fetation; the process of development of the fetus in the womb.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gestation - the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)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 uterusfetal 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" 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 |
gestation
noun
1. incubation, development, growth, pregnancy, evolution, ripening, maturation The gestation period can be anything between 95 and 150 days.
2. development, progress, evolution, progression, incubation the prolonged period of gestation of this design
Translations
gestation
n (lit, of animals) → Trächtigkeit f; (of humans) → Schwangerschaft f; (fig) → Reifwerden nt; his book was 10 years in gestation → der Reifungsprozess seines Buches dauerte 10 Jahre
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