Meanings
adjectivepericonceptual (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyAround the time of conception.
It seems that the exposure of the rabbit mothers to the bioactive supplement TT during 45 days of the periconceptual period was sufficient to induce changes in the oocytes-secreted gene BMP15.
2016 March 1, “Tribulus terrestris Alters the Expression of Growth Differentiation Factor 9 and Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 in Rabbit Ovaries of Mothers and F 1 Female Offspring”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
- Englishperi-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*kap-
- Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
- Proto-Italic*kapjō
- Latincapiō
- Ancient Greekσῠλλᾰμβᾰ́νω (sŭllămbắnō)
- Latinconcipiō
- Latinconceptus
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Medieval Latinconceptuālis
- Englishconceptual
- Englishpericonceptual
From peri- + conceptual.
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APA
periconceptual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptual
MLA
“periconceptual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptual. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “periconceptual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/periconceptual.
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