PARTURITION


Meaning of PARTURITION in English

[ ˌpα:tjʊ'rɪʃ(ə)n ]

■ noun formal or technical the action of giving birth to young; childbirth.

Origin

C17: from late L. parturitio(n-) , from parturire (see parturient ).

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