gestation

English Thesaurus

1. the conception and development of an idea or plan (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	construction, mental synthesis,
definition	:	the creation of a construct; the process of combining ideas into a congruous object of thought (noun.cognition)

2. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

hypernym	:	physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state,
definition	:	the condition or state of the body or bodily functions (noun.state)

hyponym	:	trouble,
definition	:	an unwanted pregnancy (noun.state)

hyponym	:	gravidation, gravidity, gravidness,
definition	:	technical terms for pregnancy (noun.state)

hyponym	:	gravida,
definition	:	the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in (noun.state)

hyponym	:	para, parity,
definition	:	(obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered (noun.state)

hyponym	:	eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis,
definition	:	pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus (noun.state)

hyponym	:	entopic pregnancy,
definition	:	pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus (noun.state)

hyponym	:	placenta previa,
definition	:	pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary (noun.state)

part holonym	:	cleavage, segmentation,
definition	:	(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum (noun.process)

part holonym	:	quickening,
definition	:	the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus (noun.state)

part holonym	:	childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail,
definition	:	concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (noun.state)

part holonym	:	morning sickness,
definition	:	nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy (noun.state)

domain member category	:	fetal movement, foetal movement,
definition	:	motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) (noun.act)

domain member category	:	amnio, amniocentesis,
definition	:	(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities (noun.act)

domain member category	:	stretch mark,
definition	:	a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) (noun.attribute)

domain member category	:	endometrium,
definition	:	(pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition (noun.body)

domain member category	:	phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis,
definition	:	thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood (noun.state)

3. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) (noun.time)

hypernym	:	biological time,
definition	:	the time of various biological processes (noun.time)

part holonym	:	full term, term,
definition	:	the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent (noun.time)

part holonym	:	midterm,
definition	:	the middle of the gestation period (noun.time)

part holonym	:	trimester,
definition	:	a period of three months; especially one of the three three-month periods into which human pregnancy is divided (noun.time)

4. the conception and development of an idea or plan (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate,
definition	:	have the idea for (verb.creation)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

5. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	pregnant,
definition	:	carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life (adj.all)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

6. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) (noun.time)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

7. the conception and development of an idea or plan (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	conceive, conceptualise, conceptualize, gestate,
definition	:	have the idea for (verb.creation)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

8. the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	pregnant,
definition	:	carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life (adj.all)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)

9. the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans) (noun.time)

derivation	:	bear, carry, expect, gestate, have a bun in the oven,
definition	:	be pregnant with (verb.body)

derivation	:	gestational,
definition	:	of or relating to gestation (adj.pert)