Gestation

Gestation
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 act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. [1913 Webster]

3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]


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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 — 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

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