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Definition of Conceptuses
1. conceptus [n] - See also: conceptus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conceptuses
Literary usage of Conceptuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. BST edited by Jean A. Larson (1995)
"Single day 18 bovine conceptuses secrete approximately 10(5) units of IFN antiviral
activity per hour in culture, amounts approximately 300 times higher ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1919)
"Hence, in one sentence in which it was stated that a number of conceptuses were
examined, it now is stated that so many conceptions were examined. ..."
3. The Social Hygiene Bulletin by American Social Hygiene Association (1921)
"In contrasting the number of abortions per woman in 344 women giving birth to
normal conceptuses, with those suffered by 264 women who aborted conceptuses ..."
4. Year books by Plainfield High School (Plainfield, N.J.) (1919)
"Sidelights on abnormal conceptuses. Anat. Rec., vol. 16, 169 (1919). . Uterine,
tubal, and ovarian lysis and resorption of conceptuses. Biol. Bull., vol. ..."
5. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... of controls upon entering the uterus indicates that nicotine exerts a growth
suppressing effect on conceptuses while they reside within the oviduct. ..."
6. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"After l5 months of age, a more common outcome of mating is pseudopregnancy or
resorption of conceptuses before l2 days of gestation. ..."
7. Assessing the Human Health Risks of Trichloroethylene: Key Scientific Issues by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"In addition, no conceptuses were exposed simultaneously to multiple haloacetic
acids, all of which are frequently low-level water disinfection products, ..."
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