Letter C

Conception

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<B>1.</B> The union of the sperm and the ovum.

Synonymous with fertilization.<BR><B>2.</B> The onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of the blastocyst into the endometrium.<BR><B>3.</B> A basic understanding of a situation or a principle.<BR>From the Latin conceptio, conceptionis meaning conception, becoming pregnant; drawing up of legal formulae; and from the Latin conceptus meaning conceiving, pregnancy; collecting, or a collection

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