Definition of parturition Parturition
par•tu•ri•tion
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What does parturition mean?
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NounPlural: parturitions |
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| parturition - the process of giving birth | ||
| birth, giving birth, birthing | ||
| biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms | ||
| reproduction the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring | ||
| 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 | ||
| hatching, hatch a movable barrier covering a hatchway | ||
| egg laying, laying the production of eggs (especially in birds) | ||
| childbed, lying-in, parturiency, travail, confinement, labour, labor concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours" | ||
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- parturition (Noun)
The act of giving birth; childbirth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- parturition (n.)
The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth. - parturition (n.)
That which is brought forth; a birth.
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parturition
The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.
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🔤- parturition, noun, singular of parturitions.
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