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parturifacient

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

adjective

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

noun

  1. a parturifacient agent.

parturifacient

/ ɑːˌʊəɪˈڱɪʃəԳ /

adjective

  1. a medical word for oxytocic

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Word History and Origins

Origin of parturifacient1

1850–55; < Latin parturi- (stem of 貹ٳܰī to be in labor; parturient ) + -facient ( def. )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parturifacient1

C19: from Latin 貹ٳܰī to be in travail + facere to make

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