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parturifacient
[ pahr-toor-uh-fey-shuhnt, -tyoor- ]
adjective
- inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.
noun
- a parturifacient agent.
parturifacient
/ ɑːˌʊəɪˈڱɪʃəԳ /
adjective
- a medical word for oxytocic
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parturifacient1
1850–55; < Latin parturi- (stem of 貹ٳܰī to be in labor; parturient ) + -facient ( def )
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of parturifacient1
C19: from Latin 貹ٳܰī to be in travail + facere to make
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