Gestation — synonyms, definition

1. gestation (Noun)

establishment formation gestation period manufacture maternity pregnancy preparation preparing priming rehearsal

gestation (Noun) — The period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans).

gestation (Noun) — The state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing foetus in her uterus.

gestation (Noun) — The conception and development of an idea or plan.

biological time construction mental synthesis physical condition physiological condition physiological state eccyesis ectopic gestation ectopic pregnancy entopic pregnancy extrauterine gestation extrauterine pregnancy gravida gravidation gravidity gravidness metacyesis para parity placenta previa trouble childbed cleavage confinement full term labor labour lying-in midterm morning sickness parturiency quickening segmentation term travail trimester amnio amniocentesis endometrium fetal movement foetal movement phlebothrombosis stretch mark venous thrombosis