gestatory


ges·ta·tion

G0107700 (jĕ-stā′shən)n.1. The period of development in the uterus from conception until birth; pregnancy.2. The conception and development of a plan or an idea in the mind.
[Late Latin gestātiō, gestātiōn-, from Latin, a carrying, from gestātus, past participle of gestāre, freqentative of gerere, to carry.]
ges′ta·to′ry (jĕs′tə-tôr′ē), ges·ta′tion·al adj.