Definitions

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  • adjective Of or pertaining to gestation.

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  • adjective of or relating to gestation

Etymologies

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gestation +‎ -al

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Examples

  • Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy; this is known as gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008

  • Some women develop diabetes during pregnancy; this is known as gestational diabetes mellitus, or GDM.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008

  • The method of surrogacy the couple are using is called gestational surrogacy where the embryo is implanted into a surrogate mother.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • They surely do: Most liberals, for instance, believe that race discrimination is wrong, rape is wrong, murder is wrong, legal interference with a woman’s right to get an abortion (at least until a certain gestational age) is wrong, and soon.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Moral relativism: 2004

  • Molar pregnancies (also called gestational trophoblastic disease and hydatidiform mole) happen when the cells that are supposed to develop into the placenta instead develop into a tumor made of trophoblastic (placental) cells.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008

  • Molar pregnancies (also called gestational trophoblastic disease and hydatidiform mole) happen when the cells that are supposed to develop into the placenta instead develop into a tumor made of trophoblastic (placental) cells.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Pregnancy and Birth THE BOSTON WOMEN’S HEALTH BOOK COLLECTIVE 2008

  • But it is interesting how many men are turning to donor egg and then a woman that medical science likes to call a gestational carrier can do this.

    CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2008 2008

  • This test identifies women who are at higher risk of having a special form of diabetes called gestational diabetes, which develops in some women during pregnancy.

    OUR BODIES, OURSELVES The Boston Women’s Health Book Collective 2005

  • (If the condition gets severe, however, it can result in a temporary condition called gestational diabetes in the mother, which is associated with heavier babies and a higher risk of obesity in childhood.) (See iPhone apps for new moms.)

    TIME.com: Top Stories 2010

  • Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests

    canada.com Top Stories 2010

  • In 1978, the birth in Britain of the first I.V.F. baby showed that embryos created outside the body could be carried to term, opening up the possibility of “gestational surrogacy,” in which a third party bears a child to whom she is genetically unrelated.

    The Dark Side of the Global Surrogacy and Fertility Industry 2026

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