to term

idiom

medical
: to the natural end of a pregnancy
She carried the baby to term.

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“To term.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20term. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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