The period of gestation of a woman or female animal. Cf. sense A. 16b.
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释义 | the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > pregnancy or gestation > [noun] > period of (4) timeOE The period of gestation of a woman or female animal. Cf. sense A. 16b. reckoning1575 A calculated term of pregnancy; (also) the end of this. Obsolete. full term1607 The full length of a normal pregnancy; the completion of this period, or time at which it is due to end. Cf. term, n. 5b. trimester1821 A period or term of three months; spec. each of three such periods into which human gestation is divided. |
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