Conception

Pronunciation

Definition 1

In biology, the beginning of pregnancy, marked by fertilization of an egg by a sperm. (NCI Dictionary)

Definition 2

Fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon resulting in formation of a viable zygote. (NCI Thesaurus)

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