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pregnancy vs metacyesis

metacyesis vs pregnancy

pregnancy and metacyesis both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pregnancy Yes No No No
metacyesis Yes No No No
As nouns, metacyesis is a hyponym of pregnancy; that is, metacyesis is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pregnancy:
  • pregnancy: the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
  • metacyesis: pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
pregnancy (noun) metacyesis (noun)
the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus
Difference between pregnancy and metacyesis

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