- gestation
- The development of the foetus in the body of the mother from conception to birth.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
gestation
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GESTATION — Chez les animaux vivipares, tels que les Mammifères, l’œuf se développe complètement à l’intérieur de l’utérus maternel: l’état d’une femelle qui porte son ou ses petits depuis la nidation de l’œuf dans l’endomètre utérin jusqu’à la parturition… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gestation — is the carrying of an embryo or fetus inside a female viviparous animal. Mammals during pregnancy can have one or more gestations at the same time (multiple gestations). The time interval of a gestation plus 2 weeks is called gestation period ,… … Wikipedia
Gestation — Ges*ta tion, n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See {Gest} deed, {Jest}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gestation — gestation. См. беременность. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Gestation — (lat.), Tragung; Zeit der Trächtigkeit der Tiere oder der Schwangerschaft der Frau … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Gestation — (lat.), Tragung; Zeit der Trächtigkeit oder Schwangerschaft … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Gestation — Gestation, lat. deutsch, Haltung, Tracht; Schwangerschaft … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
gestation — 1530s, riding on horseback, etc., as a form of exercise, from L. gestationem (nom. gestatio) a carrying, noun of action from gestare bear, carry, gestate, frequentative of gerere (pp. gestus) to bear, carry, bring forth. Meaning action or process … Etymology dictionary
gestation — [n] process of early development evolution, fecundation, gravidity, growth, incubation, maturation, pregnancy, reproduction, ripening; concepts 316,704,809 … New thesaurus
gestation — ► NOUN 1) the process of carrying or the state of being carried in the womb between conception and birth. 2) the development of a plan or idea over a period of time. DERIVATIVES gestate verb. ORIGIN Latin, from gestare carry, carry in the womb … English terms dictionary
gestation — [jes tā′shən] n. [L gestatio < pp. of gestare, freq. of gerere, to bear, carry] 1. the act or period of carrying young in the uterus from conception to birth; pregnancy 2. a development, as of a plan in the mind … English World dictionary
