fetation
Britishnoun
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the state of pregnancy
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the process of development of a fetus
Example Sentences
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The fetation was made by injecting the sporoblast into the blood stream with a hypodermic needle.
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Many of the older writers mention this form of fetation as a curiosity, but offer no explanation as to its cause.
From Project Gutenberg
Argles mentions simultaneous extrauterine fetation and superfetation.
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Sulikowski relates an instance of congenital fetation in the umbilicus of a girl of fourteen, who recovered after the removal of the anomaly.
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