conception vessel
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conception vessel
Abbreviation: CVIn acupuncture, a meridian that runs down the midline of the body from the chin to the perineum.
See also: vessel
conception
the onset of pregnancy, marked by implantation of the blastocyst; the formation of a viable zygote. See also reproduction.
conception efficiency
see conception rate (below).
conception failure
when conception begins but fails soon afterwards. One of the most common causes of reproductive wastage in dairy cows.
conception prevention
prevention of the establishment of pregnancy by the use of teaser males in commercial herds or flocks, or progestagen implants in the control of female wild animals.
conception rate
percentage of matings that result in conception.
conception Vessel
in acupuncture one of the two major extra meridians, besides the 12 regular meridians.