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  2. Abortion - Wikipedia

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    A pregnancy can be intentionally aborted in several ways. The abortion method depends upon the gestational age of the embryo or fetus, which gains mass as the pregnancy progresses. [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Abortion laws , regional availability, and the personal preference of the women and her doctor may inform the women's choice of a specific abortion ...

  3. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  4. Baby shower - Wikipedia

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    The expectant mother can go to her father's house in the 5th month of pregnancy and has to come back before the baby shower ceremony. After the ceremony the expectant mother cannot go back to her father's house. The ceremony is only performed on Sunday, Tuesday or Thursday of the seventh or ninth month of pregnancy.

  5. Estimated date of delivery - Wikipedia

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    A median of 288 days (274 days from the date of ovulation) for first-time mothers and 283 days (269 days from the date of ovulation) for mothers with at least one previous pregnancy was found by a 1990 study of 114 white, private-care patients with uncomplicated pregnancies and spontaneous labor. The authors suggest that excluding pregnancies ...

  6. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  7. Miscarriage - Wikipedia

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    The father can have the same sense of loss. Expressing feelings of grief and loss can sometimes be harder for men. Some women can begin planning their next pregnancy after a few weeks of having the miscarriage. For others, planning another pregnancy can be difficult. [138] [135] Some facilities acknowledge the loss. Parents can name and hold ...

  8. Morning sickness - Wikipedia

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    Morning sickness, also called nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), is a symptom of pregnancy that involves nausea or vomiting. [1] Despite the name, nausea or vomiting can occur at any time during the day. [2] Typically the symptoms occur between the 4th and 16th weeks of pregnancy. [2]

  9. Ovary - Wikipedia

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    Seen in pregnancy: Ovaritis: Synonym of oophoritis [16] Ovarian remnant syndrome: Incomplete removal of tissue during oophorectomy [16] [29] Endometriosis: Often seen in a variety of reproductive regions including the ovaries. [30] Hypogonadism: It exists in two forms, central and primary.