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单词 parturifacient
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parturifacientn.adj.

Brit. /pɑːˌtjʊərᵻˈfeɪʃnt/, /pɑːˌtjʊərᵻˈfeɪʃɪənt/, U.S. /pɑrˌt(j)ʊrəˈfeɪʃ(ə)nt/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin parturīre , -facient comb. form.
Etymology: < classical Latin parturīre to be in labour (see parturient adj. and n.) + -facient comb. form.
Medicine. rare.
A. n.
= oxytocic n. Obsolete.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > obstetric drug > [noun]
ecbolic1753
oxytocic1840
parturient1846
parturifacient1846
1846 R. Dunglison Med. Lexicon (ed. 6) 555/1 A Parturient or Parturifacient is a medicine which induces or promotes labour.
1886 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 27 Mar. 614/2 [He] calls attention to the value of mistletoe as a parturifacient.
B. adj.
= oxytocic adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > obstetric drug > [adjective]
amblotic1708
oxytocic1835
ecbolic1877
parturifacient1890
1890 J. S. Billings National Med. Dict. II. 297/2 Parturifacient, tending to produce labor.
1976 Current Anthropol. 17 450/1 The aphrodisiac and parturifacient uses of serpent meat among the Andean aborigines.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.adj.1846
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