See also abortion; birth; children; mother; parents; sex.
cyesiology
Obsolete, the part of medical science that studies pregnancy.
cyesis
Medicine. the condition of pregnancy.
eccyesis
a pregnancy that takes place outside the uterus.
embryography
the scientific description of the fetus. —embryographic, adj.
fetology
the branch of medicine that studies fetuses. —fetologist, foetologist, n.
gravidity
the state or condition of pregnancy. —gravidness, n. —gravid, adj.
obstetrics
the medical specialty that deals with pregnancy and childbirth. —obstetrician, n. —obstetric, obstetrical, adj.
pregnancy
the state, condition, or quality of being with child. —pregnant, adj.
