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ˌpɑr tʊˈrɪʃ ən, -tyʊ-, -tʃʊ-par·tu·ri·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. parturition, birth, giving birth, birthingnoun

    the process of giving birth

Wiktionary

  1. parturitionnoun

    The act of giving birth; childbirth.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Parturitionnoun

    The state of being about to bring forth.

    Etymology: from parturio, Latin.

    Conformation of parts is required, not only unto the previous conditions of birth, but also unto the parturition or very birth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

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  1. parturition

    Parturition is the process by which an organism gives birth to its offspring. In mammals, it typically involves stages including contractions, delivery of the newborn, and the expelling of the placenta.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Parturitionnoun

    the act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young; the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth

  2. Parturitionnoun

    that which is brought forth; a birth

  3. Etymology: [L. parturitio, fr. parturire: cf. F. parturition. See Parturient.]

Wikidata

  1. Parturition

    "Parturition" is the 23rd episode of the American science fiction televison series Star Trek: Voyager, airing on the UPN network. It is the seventh episode of the second season and is the second of three Voyager episodes directed by Star Trek: The Next Generation castmember Jonathan Frakes. The series follows the adventures of the Federation starship Voyager during its journey home to Earth, having been stranded tens of thousands of light-years away. In this episode, Neelix and Paris have a personal falling out after which they are sent on an away mission together where they must reconcile their disagreements with each other to help keep a newly hatched alien infant alive.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Parturition

    The process of giving birth to one or more offspring.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of parturition in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of parturition in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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