gestational sac

noun

The intrauterine structure around an embryo in the very early stage of a fetus that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until the embryo is identified.

Meanings

noungestational sac (plural gestational sacs)

plural gestational sacs

  1. medicineThe intrauterine structure around an embryo in the very early stage of a fetus that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until the embryo is identified.

    Synonyms: gestation sac

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe intrauterine structure around an embryo in the very early stage of a fetus that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until the embryo is identified.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 孕囊
  • 孕囊 (yùnnáng)intrauterine structure
Finnish sikiöpussi
  • sikiöpussiintrauterine structure
Russian пло́дные оболо́чки, оболо́чки плода́
  • пло́дные оболо́чки (plódnyje obolóčki)intrauterine structure
  • оболо́чки плода́ (obolóčki plodá)intrauterine structure
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APA

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“gestational sac.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestational%20sac. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gestational sac,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gestational%20sac.

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