uterogestation

English

Etymology

utero- +‎ gestation

Noun

uterogestation (usually uncountable, plural uterogestations)

1. 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.

Related terms

• exterogestation