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pregnancy Definition

preg·nancy (pregnən sē)

noun pl. -·cies

the condition, quality, or period of being pregnant

pregnancy Synonyms

pregnancy

n.

reproduction, fertilization, gestation, gravidity, propagation, parturiency, germination, fecundation, productivity, fertility.

pregnancy Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • terminate: They can also be confronted at the same with an urgent decision around whether to consider terminating the pregnancy.
  • prevent: Some are much more effective in preventing pregnancy than others.
  • conceive: Women do not expect to conceive an unwanted pregnancy or to need an abortion.
  • relate: The employer must not take account of any pregnancy related sickness prior to the end of maternity leave nor the leave itself.
  • avoid: For women who want to avoid pregnancy, it is never safe to have sexual contact without using a reliable method of contraception.
  • detect: We would suggest that further scans to detect pregnancy are then carried out from 16 days after insemination.

Adjective modifier

  • teenage: For example trends related to teenage pregnancy are showing a dramatic decrease.
  • ectopic: The rate of ectopic pregnancy is increased with ART, with associated risk to the woman.
  • unplanned: Sexual health: teenage pregnancy Associated with unplanned pregnancy is teenage pregnancy.
  • unwanted: Women do not expect to conceive an unwanted pregnancy or to need an abortion.
  • unintended: Preventing and reducing the adverse effects of unintended teenage pregnancies.
  • teen: A comprehensive approach to the issue of teenage pregnancy which resulted in a 25-30 % reduction in teen pregnancies on Merseyside.

Modifies a noun

  • complication: Vitamin supplements may increase the risk of pregnancy complications instead of prevent them, research has suggested.
  • termination: Another patient was worried about a note about asthma screening, others about records of mental disorders and pregnancy terminations.
  • riddle: Jennifer Lopez is at the center of a pregnancy riddle.
  • hormone: The second is that the ring of muscles that separates the esophagus from the stomach relax due to pregnancy hormones.
  • testing: You can also buy home pregnancy testing kits from pharmacists.
  • test: Diary - The First Month Sunday November 7th Did a pregnancy test today.

Noun used with modifier

  • singleton: Should she agree, with that information gained, I discuss the increased risks of a twin over a singleton pregnancy.
  • teenage: Teenage pregnancy Teenage pregnancies can have profound social consequences for the parents, their child and the community.
pregnancy Quotes

It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics and chemistry.

—Mencken, H(enry) L(ouis)