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Circumgestation
Circumgestation Cir`cum*ges*ta"tion, n. [L. circumgestare to carry around; circum + gestare to carry.] The act or process of carrying about. [Obs.] Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored. --Jer. Taylor.
Egesta
Egesta E*ges"ta, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L. egere. See Egest.] (Physiol.) That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to ingesta.
Gestant
Gestant Ges"tant, a. [L. gestans, p. pr. of gestare.] Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant. [R.] ``Clouds gestant with heat.' --Mrs. Browning.
Gestation
Gestation Ges*ta"tion, n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying, fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to bear: cf. F. gestation. See Gest deed, Jest.] 1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.] 2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy. 3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise. --Dunglison.
Gestatory
Gestatory Ges"ta*to*ry, a. [L. gestatorius that serves for carrying: cf. F. gestatoire.] 1. Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy. 2. Capable of being carried or worn. [Obs. or R.]
Ingesta
Ingesta In*ges"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Ingest.] (Physiol.) That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or alimentary canal; -- opposed to egesta.
Res gestae
Res Res (r?z), n.; pl. Res. [L.] A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point. Res gest[ae] [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton. Res judicata [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no longer open to controversy.
Uterogestation
Uterogestation U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion, n. [Uterus + gestation.] Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy. --Pritchard.

Meaning of Gesta from wikipedia

- Look up gesta, gestá, gęsta, or gęstą in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gesta may refer to: Gesta is the Latin word for "deeds" or "acts", and Latin...
- Mercito Moya Gesta (pronounced hes-ta, born 12 October 1987) is a Filipino professional boxer who challenged for the IBF lightweight title in 2012 and...
- Gesta Danorum ("Deeds of the Danes") is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th-century author Saxo Grammaticus ("Saxo the Literate", literally...
- Gesta Annalia ("Yearly Deeds") is an important medieval chronicle detailing the history of Scotland. The history seems to be split into two main sections...
- Gesta Hungarorum, or The Deeds of the Hungarians, is the earliest book about Hungarian history which has survived for posterity. Its genre is not chronicle...
- Ely') and, much the most detailed, the Gesta Herewardi. The texts are sometimes contradictory. For example, Gesta Chapter XXVIII places Hereward's attack...
- The Gesta Treverorum (Deeds of the Trevians) is a collection of histories, legends, wars, records of the Archbishops of Trier (Trèves), writings of the...
- Gesta Romanorum, meaning Deeds of the Romans, is a Latin collection of anecdotes and tales that was probably compiled about the end of the 13th century...
- The Gesta Francorum (Deeds of the Franks), or Gesta Francorum et aliorum Hierosolimitanorum (Deeds of the Franks and the other pilgrims to Jerusalem)...
- The Gesta Adalberonis or Gesta Alberonis ("Deeds of Albero") is a biography of Adalbero, Archbishop of Trier (1131–52), written in medieval Latin prose...