Uterogestation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy. uncountable, usually

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From utero- + gestation.

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