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preg⋅nan⋅cy

  [preg-nuhn-see]
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–noun, plural -cies.
the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant.
Origin:
1520–30; pregn(ant) + -ancy
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preg·nan·cy   (prěg'nən-sē)   
n.   pl. preg·nan·cies

    1. The condition of being pregnant: a test for pregnancy.

    2. An instance of being pregnant: Her second pregnancy was easy.

    3. The period during which one is pregnant: the first trimester of pregnancy.

  2. The quality or condition of being rich in significance, import, or implication.

  3. Creativity; inventiveness.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: preg·nan·cy
Pronunciation: 'preg-n&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
1 : thecondition of being pregnant
2 : an instance of being pregnant
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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pregnancy preg·nan·cy (prěg'nən-sē)
n.

  1. The condition of a woman or female mammal from conception until birth; the condition of being pregnant.

  2. The period during which a woman or female mammal is pregnant. Also called cyesis.

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pregnancy   (prěg'nən-sē)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. The condition of carrying developing offspring within the body.

  2. The time period during which this condition exists; gestation.


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