midgestational

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

mid- +‎ gestational

Adjective[edit]

midgestational (not comparable)

  1. During gestation.
    • 2015, Caitlin Wyrwoll et al., “Fetal brain 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 selectively determines programming of adult depressive-like behaviors and cognitive function, but not anxiety behaviors in male mice”, in Psychoneuroendocrinology[1], volume 59, →DOI:
      However, the importance of the high expression of 11β-HSD2 within the midgestational fetal brain is unknown.