WordCmp.com

gestation vs ectopic pregnancy

ectopic pregnancy vs gestation

gestation and ectopic pregnancy both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gestation Yes No No No
ectopic pregnancy Yes No No No
As nouns, ectopic pregnancy is a hyponym of gestation; that is, ectopic pregnancy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gestation:
  • gestation: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
  • ectopic pregnancy: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
gestation (noun) ectopic pregnancy (noun)
the conception and development of an idea or plan pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
Difference between gestation and ectopic pregnancy

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.