trimester
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tri·mes·ter /trɪˈmestə $ traɪˈmestər/ noun [countable] 1. American EnglishSE one of three periods of equal length that the school year is divided into 〔一学年三学期中的〕一学期 SYN British English term2. MBone of the three-month periods of pregnancy 〔妊娠三期中的〕一期
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trimester• Abortions after the first trimester cost considerably more than those within the first twelve weeks.• Coelocentesis may be suitable for prenatal diagnosis in the first trimester.• She may even concede that hospitalisation is best, at least for the last trimester.• Preeclampsia is a potentially fatal condition that usually strikes in the last trimester of pregnancy.• Somehow, even the dumbest pregnancy cliches seem appealing in your second trimester.• They also observed a maternal hypoglycaemic response in their subjects in the third trimester.• As pregnancy progresses, the placenta secretes more progesterone which peaks midway into the third trimester and then levels off.• Athletes who have trained normally through the first two trimesters have delivered normal babies. 4.Origin trimester (1800-1900) French trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from tri- “three” + mensis “month”tri·mes·ter nounChineseSyllable
periods that of one length Corpus of three equal
trimester
tri‧mes‧ter /trɪˈmestə $ traɪˈmestər/
noun [countable]
SYN term British English
2. one of the three-month periods of pregnancy
tri‧mes‧ter /trɪˈmestə $ traɪˈmestər/
noun [countable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from tri- 'three' + mensis 'month'
1. American English one of three periods of equal length that the school year is divided into Language: French
Origin: trimestre, from Latin trimestris, from tri- 'three' + mensis 'month'
SYN term British English
2. one of the three-month periods of pregnancy