Parturition Definition

pärtyo͝o-rĭshən, -to͝o-, pärchə-
noun
The act of bringing forth young; childbirth.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Parturition

Noun

Singular:
parturition
Plural:
parturitions

Origin of Parturition

  • Late Latin parturītiō parturītiōn- from Latin parturītus past participle of parturīre to be in labor parturient

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Parturition Sentence Examples

  • It may follow a diminished functional activity, as in the atrophying thymus gland' and in the muscle cells of the uterus after parturition.

  • Viviparous parturition is known among the Caudata (Salamandra, Spelerpes fuscus), and the Apoda (Dermophis thomensis, Typhlonectes cornpressicauda); also in a little toad (Pseudophryne vivipara) recently discovered in German East Africa (41).

  • The product can also be used to induce parturition in cattle.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAR

Words Ending With

NONION

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Words Starting With P and Ending With N

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11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With P11 Letter Words Ending With N