parturifacient

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

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

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How to use parturifacient in a sentence

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

parturifacient

/ (pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt) /

adjective, noun

a medical word for oxytocic

Origin of parturifacient

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

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