uterogestation

noun

Etymology

From utero- + gestation.

  1. learned borrowing from gestātiō
  2. prefixed as uterogestation — “utero + gestation

Definitions

  1. Gestation in the womb from conception to birth

    Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.

    • During uterogestation, the fetus develops primarily in response to placental functions, hormones, and physiological processes resulting from millions of years of vertebrate and mammalian evolution.
    • the time of uterogestation of a wolf is about 100 days, while that of a bitch is known to be about 62 or 63.

The neighborhood

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