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parturition
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par·tu·ri·tion  (pärty-rshn, -t-, pärch-)
n.
The act or process of giving birth; childbirth.

[Late Latin parturti, parturtin-, from Latin parturtus, past participle of parturre, to be in labor; see parturient.]

parturition [ˌpɑːtjʊˈrɪʃən]
n
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the act or process of giving birth
[from Late Latin parturītiō, from parturīre to be in labour]

parturition
childbirth; the act or process of giving birth. — parturient, adj.
See also: Birth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.parturitionparturition - the process of giving birth          
brooding, incubation - sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the warmth of the body
calving - giving birth to a calf
accouchement, childbearing, childbirth, vaginal birth - the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
farrow, farrowing - the production of a litter of pigs
hatch, hatching - the production of young from an egg
egg laying, laying - the production of eggs (especially in birds)
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
reproduction - the process of generating offspring
childbed, confinement, lying-in, parturiency, travail, labour, labor - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"
Translations
parturition [ˌpɑːtjʊəˈrɪʃən] N (frm) → parturición f, parto m
parturition
n (form)Entbindung f


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