conception
(kŏn-sep′shŏn)
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[L. conceptio, comprehending, conception]
1. The mental process of forming an idea.
2. The onset of pregnancy marked by implantation of a fertilized ovum in the uterine endometrium.
SEE: contraception; SEE: fertilization; SEE: implantation
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Conception." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757767/all/conception.
Conception. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757767/all/conception. Accessed December 8, 2024.
Conception. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757767/all/conception
Conception [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2024 December 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/757767/all/conception.
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