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sur·ro·ga·cy

 (sûr′ə-gə-sē, sŭr′-)
n. pl. sur·ro·ga·cies
1. The condition of being a surrogate, especially a surrogate mother.
2. Law The office of a surrogate.
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sur•ro•ga•cy

(ˈsɜr ə gə si, ˈsʌr-)
n.
the state of being a surrogate or surrogate mother.
[1810–20]
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Translations

surrogacy

[ˈsʌrəgəsɪ] N (in child-bearing) → alquiler m de úteros
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

surrogacy

[ˈsʌrəgəsi] n (= surrogate motherhood) → maternité f de substitution
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

surrogacy

n → Leihmutterschaft m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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