stage of gestation

collocation in English

meaningsofstageandgestation

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stage
noun[C]
uk
/steɪdʒ/us
/steɪdʒ/
a part of an activity or a period ...
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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 ofstageandgestationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Table 1 shows the placental features that can be readily observed at thisstageofgestation.
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At thatstageofgestation, only a tiny minority of foetuses will be capable of separate existence and thus be viable.
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Any child who is aborted after a certainstageofgestationwould have had a chance, however slim, of being born alive.
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In relation to this form of legislative proceeding, we have a means of intervening at thestageofgestation.
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The alpha cells reach their peak in the middlestageofgestation.
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A series of adaptational mechanisms are activated from the first stages of gestation in order to maximize oxygen delivery to maternal and fetal tissues.
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All the adult oocyte donors used in the present study were found to be pregnant at various stages of gestation.
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In all these teachings and enactments no distinction is made between the earlier and the later stages of gestation.
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As indicated above, should this exposure occur during the early stages of gestation, the fetus will be more susceptible to such damage.
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These hormones can contribute to lactogenesis, luteal maintenance and progesterone production (in rats) during the later stages of gestation.
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