GESTATIONAL AGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gestational age mean? 

• GESTATIONAL AGE (noun)
  The noun GESTATIONAL AGE has 1 sense:

1. the age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization

  Familiarity information: GESTATIONAL AGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GESTATIONAL AGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

fertilization age; fetal age; gestational age

Hypernyms ("gestational age" is a kind of...):

age (how long something has existed)

 Context examples 

This measurement is useful in determining gestational age.

(Crown to Rump Length Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

The infants of diabetic mothers are large for their gestational age and may develop hypoglycemic episodes soon after birth.

(Infant of Diabetic Mother, NCI Thesaurus)

Multiple fetuses birthed live or dead in a single pregnancy regardless of gestational age, and regardless of whether the fetuses were birthed on different dates.

(Multiple Birth, NCI Thesaurus)

An ultrasonic examination of the fetus to confirm gestational age by assessing and measuring for the clear space at the back of the fetal neck using external calipers.

(Nuchal Translucency Screen, NCI Thesaurus)

A fetus that does not grow beyond the 10th percentile of conventionally accepted weight for gestational age.

(Fetal Growth Retardation, NCI Thesaurus)

The numerical value that represents a clinical assessment of neurological and physical criteria, performed between birth and five days of age, to determine an infant's gestational age and maturity.

(Dubowitz Score, NCI Thesaurus)

Hiccups begin in the womb at just nine weeks gestational age, making them one of the earliest established patterns of activity.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A fetus whose estimated weight is below the 10th percentile for its gestational age; however, many fetuses who meet this definition are simply small-for-gestational-age and are constitutionally small.

(Intrauterine Growth Restriction, NCI Thesaurus)

The babies were pre-term and full-term, ranging from 30 to 42 weeks gestational age (equivalent), so their development could reflect what's typical in the last trimester of pregnancy.

(Baby Hiccups Key to Brain Development, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)