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Definition of Gravidation
1. Noun. Technical terms for pregnancy.
Generic synonyms: Gestation, Maternity, Pregnancy
Derivative terms: Gravid, Gravid
Definition of Gravidation
1. n. Gravidity.
Definition of Gravidation
1. Noun. (obsolete) gravidity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gravidation
Literary usage of Gravidation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... gravid- ness (rare), heaviness (contextual), in- gravidation (rare). pregnant, a.
I. gravid, heavy (contextual), great (usually in "great with child"), ..."
2. Memoir and Correspondence of the Late Sir James Edward Smith by James Edward Smith (1832)
"senses to the act of fecundation and gravidation; and if some of oar Greek scholars
put any difficulty to the derivation of the word ..."
3. Miscellanea Curiosa: Containing a Collection of Some of the Principal by James Hodgson, William Derham, Richard Mead, Royal Society (Great Britain), Fontenelle (Bernard Le Bovier) (1708)
"... through the Skin of the Belly, and which fhe had carried in her Belly for four
Years ; and the fe^ ven Years gravidation, related by Dr. Cole, Numb. ..."
4. The Retrospect of Medicine by William Braithwaite (1851)
"Burton (writing in 1751) says, that the uterine sinuses in the ninth month of
gravidation are so large as to admit the end of the biggest finger; ..."
5. The Retrospect of Practical Medicine and Surgery: Being a Half-yearly edited by William Braithwaite, James Braithwaite, Edmond Fauriel Trevelyan (1850)
"Burton (writing in 1751) Bays, that the uterine sinuses in the ninth month of
gravidation are so largo an to admit tho end of the biggest finger ; and their ..."
6. The London Medical Gazette (1833)
"Dr. Burton also, in his controversial letter to Smellie, further adds, " these
sinuses, in the ninth month oí" gravidation, are so large as to admit the end ..."
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