pregnancy

1. associated with:

   • fetal movement, foetal movement - motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy)
   • amnio, amniocentesis - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
   • stretch mark - a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy)
   • endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
   • phlebothrombosis, venous thrombosis - thrombosis of a vein without prior inflammation of the vein; associated with sluggish blood flow (as in prolonged bedrest or pregnancy or surgery) or with rapid coagulation of the blood
   is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
   subtypes:

   • trouble - an unwanted pregnancy
   • gravidation, gravidity, gravidness - technical terms for pregnancy
   • gravida - the number of the pregnancy that a woman is in
   • para, parity - (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
   • eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis - pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
   • entopic pregnancy - pregnancy resulting from normal gestation in the uterus
   • placenta previa - pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
   has:

   • cleavage, segmentation - (embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum
   • quickening - the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus
   • childbed, confinement, labor, labour, lying-in, parturiency, travail - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
   • morning sickness - nausea early in the day; a characteristic symptom in the early months of pregnancy
   same as: gestation, maternity

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