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gestational age vs age

age vs gestational age

gestational age and age both are nouns.

gestational age is not a verb while age is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gestational age Yes No No No
age Yes No Yes No
As nouns, age is a hypernym of gestational age; that is, age is a word with a broader meaning than gestational age:
  • gestational age: the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization
  • age: how long something has existed
gestational age (noun) age (noun)
the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization how long something has existed
a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
a late time of life
an era of history having some distinctive feature
a prolonged period of time
gestational age (verb) age (verb)
grow old or older
begin to seem older; get older
make older
Difference between gestational age and age

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