1. SYN: concept. 2. Act of forming a general idea or notion. 3. Act of conceiving; the implantation of the blastocyte in the endometrium. [L. conceptio; see concept]
- imperative c. a concept that does not arise from association but appears spontaneously and refuses to be banished.
- retained products of c. fragments of fetal, placental, or membrane tissue remaining in utero following delivery or abortion, posing an increased risk of bleeding or infection.
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con·cep·tion kən-'sep-shən n
1 a) the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both
2 a) the capacity, function, or process of forming or understanding ideas or abstractions or their symbols
b) a general idea
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n.
1. (in gynaecology) the start of pregnancy, when a male germ cell (sperm) fertilizes a female germ cell (ovum) in the Fallopian tube.
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con·cep·tion (kən-sepґshən) [L. conceptio] 1. an imprecise term denoting the formation of a viable zygote. 2. concept.Medical dictionary. 2011.