Gestation GRE Vocabulary Flashcard

Gestation GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /dʒesˈteɪ.ʃən/ (noun) Definition the development of fetus inside the mother's body or womb or this developmental period, carrying of offspring in womb, incubation, gravidity, development, growth, pregnancy, maturation Example The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined preterm birth as delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation. By convention, gestational age is reported in terms of completed weeks (i.e., one never rounds gestational age up, so 36 weeks and 6 days of gestation is 36 weeks and not 37 weeks of gestation). This definition makes the distinction between being born early and being born too small. Determining ...