妊にん孕よう

noun

pregnancy; conception; fecundation

Medical and formal term for the state or process of becoming pregnant, including conception and gestation. Often used in clinical or academic contexts. Compare with the more everyday word 妊娠 (にんしん).

See also: 妊娠

• 妊にん孕よう性せいの低てい下かは年ねん齢れいとともに進すすむ。

  Fertility declines with age.

• この治ち療りょうは妊にん孕よう能のうを改かい善ぜんする可か能のう性せいがある。

  This treatment may improve fecundity.