parturifacient

American

[pahr-toor-uh-fey-shuhnt, -tyoor-] / pɑrˌtʊər əˈfeɪ ʃənt, -ˌtjʊər- /

adjective

inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic.

noun

a parturifacient agent.

parturifacient British

/ pɑːˌtjʊərɪˈfeɪʃənt /

adjective

a medical word for oxytocic

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Etymology

Origin of parturifacient

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

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