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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Core

Concept information

  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. biological properties and phenomena
  3. age
  4. gestational age
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. reproduction
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age
  1. Fields of Study
  2. physiology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age
  1. Fields of Study
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age
  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. mathematics and statistics
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age
  1. Fields of Study
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. zoology
  3. animal physiology
  4. animal reproduction
  5. gestation period
  6. gestational age

Preferred term

gestational age

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information The age of the conceptus, beginning from the time of fertilization. In clinical obstetrics, the gestational age is often estimated as the time from the last day of the last menstruation which is about 2 weeks before ovulation and fertilization.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2015

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • fetal age

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5065

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