period of gestation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofperiodandgestation
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period
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɪə.ri.əd/us/ˈpɪr.i.əd/
a length ...
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gestation
noun[U]
uk/dʒesˈteɪ.ʃən/us/dʒesˈteɪ.ʃən/
biologyspecialized
(the period of) the development of a child or young animal while it is still inside its ...
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(Definition ofperiodandgestationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Throughout the debate references have frequently been made to its longperiodofgestation.
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Are not these rather insignificant mice after such a longperiodofgestation?
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The process of breeding rabbits involves two critical acts, which are separated from each other by theperiodofgestation.
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Periodofgestationis not collected at the registration of live births.
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The placenta has a clearly defined life cycle, and is designed to function solely for theperiodofgestation.
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It is the old story : a longerperiodofgestationmight have produced a better book.
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As twins, anthropology and development went through a longperiodofgestation.
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Theperiodofgestationwas also ascertained, and no parturient was included twice.
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It is probable that some of the mental disorders such as schizophrenia are an expression of a disruption of the neurodevelopmental process during a criticalperiodofgestation.
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However, the difference observed here is only 3 months, and part of this could be due to a reduction in theperiodofgestationassociated with stillbirths.
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That may not be the normalperiodofgestation, but the fact is that the child was born, and was christened here in this document.
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That would be aperiodofgestationexcessive even in an immature elephant.
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Following so long aperiodofgestation, there should be no need for improvement, but that cannot be certain.
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Nowadays, theperiodofgestationof a sophisticated product is often five years and may be seven or even ten.
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There has to be aperiodofgestationand change.
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Can we be assured that when theperiodofgestationis over it may be twins?
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He said that it was a question of proving theperiodofgestation.
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Assuming satisfactory performance from the outset, a rather optimistic estimate of theperiodofgestationwill then have been no better than 19 years.
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Remembering all this, let us try to deduce theperiodofgestationfor a fast reactor of commercial size.
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