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Conception
Pronunciation
Definition 1
In biology, the beginning of pregnancy, marked by fertilization of an egg by a sperm. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Fertilization of an ovum by a spermatozoon resulting in formation of a viable zygote. (NCI Thesaurus)
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