duration of gestation

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• gestation — gestational, gestative /jes teuh tiv, je stay /, adj. /je stay sheuhn/, n. the process, state, or period of gestating. [1525 35; < L gestation (s. of gestatio), equiv. to gestat(us) (see GESTATE) + ion ION] * * * ▪ biology       in mammals, the… …   Universalium

• Gestation period — The period of development of the young from the time of conception until birth. For humans the full gestation period is normally 9 months. The word gestation comes from the Latin gestare meaning to carry or to bear. * * * gestation period n the… …   Medical dictionary

• Life history theory — is an analytical framework widely used in animal and human biology, psychology, and evolutionary anthropology which postulates that many of the physiological traits and behaviors of individuals may be best understood in terms of the key… …   Wikipedia

• pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… …   Universalium

• primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… …   Universalium

• Naegele's rule — is a standard way of calculating the due date for a pregnancy. The rule estimates the expected date of delivery (EDD) by adding one year, subtracting three months, and adding seven days to the first day of a woman s last menstrual period (LMP).… …   Wikipedia

• Pregnancy — For pregnancy in non human animals, see Pregnancy (mammals). Pregnancy Classification and external resources A pregnant woman at the end of the second trimester. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… …   Universalium

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• Pregnancy (mammals) — For pregnancy in humans, see pregnancy. A pregnant lioness. In mammals, pregnancy is the period of reproduction during which a female carries one or more live offspring from implantation in the uterus through gestation. It begins when a… …   Wikipedia

• parturition — /pahr too rish euhn, tyoo , choo /, n. Biol. the process of bringing forth young. [1640 50; < LL parturition (s. of parturitio) travail, equiv. to L parturit(us) (ptp. of parturire; see PARTURIENT) + ion ION] * * * I or birth or childbirth or… …   Universalium