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過期妊娠 (かきにんしん, kakininshin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

過か期き妊にん娠しん

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Meanings

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post-term pregnancy

Medical term for a pregnancy that extends beyond 42 weeks of gestation.

過か期き妊にん娠しんは42週しゅうを超こえた妊にん娠しん

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Post-term pregnancy refers to a pregnancy that goes beyond 42 weeks.

Kanji

過overdo, exceed, go beyond
期period, time, date
妊pregnancy
娠with child, pregnancy

Etymology

Compound of 過期 (kaki, 'past the expected time') and 妊娠 (ninshin, 'pregnancy').