parturifacient

[ pahr-toor-uh-fey-shuhnt, -tyoor- ]

adjective

1. inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.

noun

1. a parturifacient agent.

parturifacient

/ pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

1. a medical word for oxytocic

Word History and Origins

Origin of parturifacient¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parturifacient¹

C19: from Latin parturīre to be in travail + facere to make

Example Sentences

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

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