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pregnancy

preg nuhn see

  • n  the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus

  • Crisis pregnancy centers are fielding an anti-abortion guerrilla army to win over one woman at a time.
  • Most laboratory tests for pregnancy work on the same principle: detection of a key hormone, chorionic gonadotrophin, found in the urine of a pregnant woman.
  • The Brigham doctors were well aware that pregnancy is notoriously hard on a normal woman's paired kidneys.
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  • Jon Stewart in Sun-Sentinel.com
    Does this town need a hug? What happened? No Country For Old Men, Sweeney Todd, There Will Be Blood? All I can say is, thank God for teen pregnancy,Stewart said, referring to best picture nominee Juno, whose scribe, Diablo Cody, won best...
  • Donovan in Independent
    Donovan delicately commented: "I was informed of the possibility [of a pregnancy] during the World Cup, and if I need to take responsibility, then I will provide the appropriate support."
  • Lindsay Lohan in Cobar Age
    I've been watching the news all morning, like everyone else - and keep hearing about the issues related to 'teen pregnancy',Lohan wrote on her blog. "Well, I think the real problem comes from the fact that we are taking the focus off of...

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