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单词 parturifacient
释义

parturifacient

[ pahr-toor-uh-fey-shuhnt, -tyoor- ]
/ pɑrˌtʊər əˈfeɪ ʃənt, -ˌtyʊər- /
Medicine/Medical

adjective

inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.

noun

a parturifacient agent.

Origin of parturifacient

1850–55; <Latin parturi- (stem of parturīre to be in labor; see parturient) + -facient

Words nearby parturifacient

part time, part-timer, parturient, parturient canal, parturient fever, parturifacient, parturiometer, parturition, part. vic., partway, part with
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Example sentences from the Web for parturifacient

  • One third at intervals of half an hour, until the whole is taken; as a parturifacient.

    Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for parturifacient

parturifacient
/ (pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt) /

adjective, noun

a medical word for oxytocic

Word Origin for parturifacient

C19: from Latin parturīre to be in travail + facere to make
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for parturifacient

parturifacient
[ pär-tur′ə-fāshənt ]

n.

Inducing or accelerating childbirth; oxytocic.

n.

A drug facilitating childbirth.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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