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has gloss | (noun) the stage of pregnancy at which the mother first feels the movements of the fetus quickening |
has gloss | eng: In pregnancy terms, the moment of quickening refers to the initial motion of the fetus in the uterus as it is perceived or felt by the pregnant woman. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, to "quicken" means "to reach the stage of pregnancy at which the child shows signs of life." In the twentieth century, ultrasound technology made it possible to see that a fetus is in motion even if the pregnant woman does not yet feel it. This technological development made the concept of "quickening" a bit more complex. |
lexicalization | eng: quickening |
subclass of | (noun) a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?" stage, degree, level, point |
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part of | (noun) the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus pregnancy, gestation, maternity |
similar | e/Quickening |
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