parturiency

par·tu·ri·ent

P0090900 (pär-to͝or′ē-ənt, -tyo͝or′-)adj.1. About to bring forth young; being in labor.2. Of or relating to giving birth.3. About to produce or come forth with something, such as an idea or a discovery.

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[Latin parturiēns, parturient-, present participle of parturīre, to be in labor, from partus, past participle of parere, to give birth; see perə- in Indo-European roots.]

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par·tu′ri·en·cy n.

parturiency

the state or condition of bringing forth young or being about to begin parturition. — parturient, adj.See also: Birth

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Noun

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parturiency - concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child; "she was in labor for six hours"childbed, confinement, lying-in, travail, labour, laboruterine contraction - a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canaleffacement - shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during laborbirthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birthmaternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uteruspremature labor, premature labour - labor beginning prior to the 37th week of gestationasynclitism, obliquity - the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle

parturiency

nounThe condition of carrying a developing fetus within the uterus:gestation, gravidity, gravidness, pregnancy.