early gestation

collocation in English

meaningsofearlyandgestation

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early
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈɜː.li/us
/ˈɝː.li/
near the beginning of a period of time, or before the usual, expected, or ...
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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 ofearlyandgestationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The pre-operative internal os dilatation was the best predictor of delivery at anearlygestation.
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People exposed inearlygestationhad a more atherogenic lipid profile.
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For many women, the chance of diagnosis of a serious structural abnormality at thisearlygestationis invaluable.
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Therefore, it is suggested that steroid synthesis has already started at theearlygestationperiod in the whale fetal ovary.
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These findings suggest that the change in preantral follicles was associated with changes in the concentration of steroids inearlygestationperiods.
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Undernutrition inearlygestationcan also lead to changes in organ weight, at a time when substrate requirements are not large and are unlikely to have exceeded supply.
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Hypoxia altersearlygestationhuman cytotrophoblast differentiation/invasion in vitro and models the placental defects that occur in preeclampsia.
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Bcl-2 is known to be differentially regulated duringearlygestation, perinatal development, and early adulthood.
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Detection of ectopic pregnancy inearlygestationhas been achieved mainly due to enhanced diagnostic capability.
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Duringearlygestation(as early as 4 weeks) the lingual frenulum serves as a guide for the forward growth of the tongue.
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Earlygestationis believed to be a critical time period for the neurodevelopmental effects of pesticides.
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