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pregnancy

English

Etymology

From pregnant +? -cy.

Noun

pregnancy (countable and uncountable, plural pregnancies)

  1. (countable) The condition of being pregnant.
    • 2012, Caroline Davies, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce they are expecting first baby (in The Guardian, 3 December 2012)[1]
      News that the duchess is in the "very early stages" of pregnancy with the third-in-line to the throne was officially released after she was taken to the King Edward VII hospital in central London, suffering from hyperemesis gravidarun, very acute morning sickness.
  2. The period of time this condition prevails.
  3. (uncountable) The progression of stages from conception to birth.

Synonyms

  • gestation
  • gravidity

Related terms

  • pregnant

Coordinate terms

  • with child

Translations

Further reading

  • pregnancy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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bedrest

English

Alternative forms

  • bed rest

Etymology

From Middle English bædræste, from Old English bedrest, beddrest, equivalent to bed +? rest.

Noun

bedrest (uncountable)

  1. A device used to support a person sitting up in bed.
  2. (medicine) Confinement to bed, often under instructions of a physician, in order to recover from an injury, an illness, or the frailty associated with other physical discomforts such as a difficult pregnancy.

Translations

See also

  • bedrest at OneLook Dictionary Search

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