gestational

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adjective

Of or pertaining to gestation.

“gestational diabetes”

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gestatorygestative
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English gestation ← Latin gestātiō →
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Meanings

adjectivegestational (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to gestation.

    gestational diabetes

    Synonyms: gestatory, gestative

  2. not comparableOf a person or animal: pregnant

    Gestational mice were taken from the cage and divided into six groups by the draw lots method.

    1988, Chinese Medical Journal
    1 more example

    "When crisis pregnancy pregnancy centers talk to gestational people about choice, that's torture!"

    2022 July 14, Al Goodwyn, “Editorial Cartoon”, in North Side Sun

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to gestation.

Similar
gestatorygestative

Origin

  1. Latingestāre
  2. Latingestātiō
  3. Englishgestation
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  6. Englishgestational

From gestation + -al.

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APA

gestational. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestational

MLA

“gestational.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestational. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gestational,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestational.

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