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  2. Conception - Wikipedia

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    Conception commonly refers to: Concept, an abstract idea or a mental symbol; Conception (biology), fertilization of the ovum; Conception may also refer to: Entertainment

  3. Beginning of pregnancy controversy - Wikipedia

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    If conception is defined as at implantation, ectopic pregnancies could not be called pregnancies. However, some medical professionals who oppose birth control, [ 15 ] such as Walter Larimore of the Focus on the Family group, have argued that the medical definition of conception should include fertilization.

  4. Conceptus - Wikipedia

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    A conceptus (from Latin: concipere, to conceive) is an embryo and its appendages (adnexa), the associated membranes, placenta, and umbilical cord; the products of conception [1] or, more broadly, "the product of conception at any point between fertilization and birth."

  5. Immaculate Conception - Wikipedia

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    The Immaculate Conception is the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception. [1] It is one of the four Marian dogmas of the Catholic Church. [ 2 ] Debated by medieval theologians, it was not defined as a dogma until 1854, [ 3 ] by Pope Pius IX in the papal bull Ineffabilis Deus . [ 4 ]

  6. Concept - Wikipedia

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    Concept analysis is the act of trying to articulate the necessary and sufficient conditions for the membership in the referent class of a concept. [ citation needed ] For example, Shoemaker's classic " Time Without Change " explored whether the concept of the flow of time can include flows where no changes take place, though change is usually ...

  7. Conceptions of God - Wikipedia

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    The concept spans conceptions from absolute monism to henotheism, monotheism and polytheism. In the Vedic period monotheistic god concept culminated in the semi-abstract semi-personified form of creative soul dwelling in all god such as Vishvakarman , Purusha , and Prajapati .

  8. Beginning of human personhood - Wikipedia

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    Fertilization is the fusing of the gametes; a sperm cell and an ovum (egg cell) fuse to form a single-cell zygote.This is the beginning of the diploid phase of the human life cycle after two genetically unique haploid cells created via meiosis and chromosomal translocation combine their DNA and begin to develop into a multi-cellular organism.

  9. Fertilisation - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 December 2024. Union of gametes of opposite sexes during the process of sexual reproduction to form a zygote This article is about fertilisation in animals and plants. For fertilisation in humans specifically, see Human fertilization. For soil improvement, see Fertilizer. "Conceive" redirects here ...