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conception Audio
con·cep·tion [ kuhn-sep-shuhn ]
Etymology:
Latin conceptio = becoming pregnant; from concipere = to take and hold
Definitions related to conception:
  • Fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon resulting in formation of a viable zygote.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • In biology, the beginning of pregnancy, marked by fertilization of an egg by a sperm.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The start of pregnancy, when an egg is fertilized by a sperm.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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