PRECONCEPTION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does preconception mean? 

• PRECONCEPTION (noun)
  The noun PRECONCEPTION has 2 senses:

1. an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

2. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

  Familiarity information: PRECONCEPTION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PRECONCEPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

parti pris; preconceived idea; preconceived notion; preconceived opinion; preconception; prepossession

Context example:

he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions

Hypernyms ("preconception" is a kind of...):

opinion; persuasion; sentiment; thought; view (a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty)

Derivation:

preconceive (conceive beforehand)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

bias; preconception; prejudice

Hypernyms ("preconception" is a kind of...):

partiality; partisanship (an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "preconception"):

taboo; tabu (a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature)

irrational hostility (extreme prejudice)

experimenter bias ((psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment)

homophobia (prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality)

Islamophobia (prejudice against Muslims)

racism (the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races)

tendentiousness (an intentional and controversial bias)

 Context examples 

Vitamin B6 and folic acid, included in preconception and pregnancy vitamin formulations, can reduce miscarriage risk.

(Couples’ pre-pregnancy caffeine consumption linked to miscarriage risk, NIH)

An institute within the National Institutes of Health that conducts and supports research on all stages of human development from preconception to adulthood, to better understand the health of children, adults, families, and communities.

(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NCI Thesaurus)

CNMs provide primary health care to women of childbearing age including: prenatal care, labor and delivery care, care after birth, gynecological exams, newborn care, assistance with family planning decisions, preconception care, menopausal management and counseling in health maintenance and disease prevention.

(Certified Nurse Midwife, NCI Thesaurus)

During the preconception period, researchers found a hazard ratio of 0.45 — a 55-percent reduction in risk for pregnancy loss.

(Couples’ pre-pregnancy caffeine consumption linked to miscarriage risk, NIH)

For the preconception period, miscarriage was associated with female age of 35 or above, for a hazard ratio of 1.96 (nearly twice the miscarriage risk of younger women).

(Couples’ pre-pregnancy caffeine consumption linked to miscarriage risk, NIH)