uterogestation
English
Etymology
utero- + gestation
Noun
uterogestation (usually uncountable, plural uterogestations)
- Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.
- 1987, Wenda Trevathan, Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective
- During uterogestation, the fetus develops primarily in response to placental functions, hormones, and physiological processes resulting from millions of years of vertebrate and mammalian evolution.
- 1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man
- the time of uterogestation of a wolf is about 100 days, while that of a bitch is known to be about 62 or 63.
- 1987, Wenda Trevathan, Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective
Related terms
- exterogestation