Gestation - Definition

gestation

n 1: the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days
in humans) [syn: gestation, gestation period]
2: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to
birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
[syn: pregnancy, gestation, maternity]
3: the conception and development of an idea or plan

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