parturition (noun)
1parturition — ► NOUN formal or technical ▪ the action of giving birth; childbirth. ORIGIN Latin, from parturire be in labour …
2parturition — noun Etymology: Late Latin parturition , parturitio, from Latin parturire Date: 1646 the action or process of giving birth to offspring …
3parturition — (n.) 1640s, from L. parturitionem, noun of action from pp. stem of parturire (see PARTURIENT (Cf. parturient)) …
4parturition — noun, formal even today, in many parts of the world, mortality associated with parturition is alarmingly high Syn: childbirth, birth, delivery, birthing, labor; archaic confinement, travail …
5parturition — noun The act of giving birth; childbirth …
6parturition — /patʃəˈrɪʃən / (say pahchuh rishuhn) noun the act of bringing forth young; childbirth. {Latin parturītiōn , stem of parturītiō} …
7parturition — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or process of bringing forth young: accouchement, birth, birthing, childbearing, childbirth, delivery, labor, lying in, travail. See START …
8parturition — [ˌpα:tjʊ rɪʃ(ə)n] noun formal or technical the action of giving birth to young; childbirth. Origin C17: from late L. parturitio(n ), from parturire (see parturient) …
9oxytocic — /ɒksiˈtoʊsɪk/ (say oksee tohsik) adjective 1. of or causing the stimulation of the involuntary muscle of the uterus. 2. promoting or accelerating parturition. –noun 3. an oxytocic medicine or drug. {Greek oxytokion a medicine hastening childbirth …
10vaginal birth — noun the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child • Syn: ↑childbirth, ↑childbearing, ↑accouchement • Derivationally related forms: ↑childbearing (for: ↑childbearing) …
