gestation vs placenta previa

placenta previa vs gestation

gestation and placenta previa both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gestation	Yes	No	No	No
placenta previa	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, placenta previa is a hyponym of gestation; that is, placenta previa 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
placenta previa: pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary

Other hyponyms of gestation include trouble, gravidation, gravidity, gravidness, gravida, para, parity, eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis, entopic pregnancy.

gestation (noun)	placenta previa (noun)
the conception and development of an idea or plan	pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary
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 placenta previa

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