Medical Dictionary

gestation

noun ges·ta·tion \je-ˈstā-shən\

Medical Definition of GESTATION

1
:  the carrying of young in the uterus from conception to delivery :  pregnancy
ges·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shən-əl\ adjective
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