uterogestation

plural uterogestations

1. uncountableusuallyGestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.

   the time of uterogestation of a wolf is about 100 days, while that of a bitch is known to be about 62 or 63.

   1813, James Cowles Prichard, Researches Into the Physical History of Man

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   During uterogestation, the fetus develops primarily in response to placental functions, hormones, and physiological processes resulting from millions of years of vertebrate and mammalian evolution.

   1987, Wenda Trevathan, Human Birth: An Evolutionary Perspective