parturient

[ pahr-toor-ee-uhnt, -tyoor- ]

/ pɑrˈtʊər i ənt, -ˈtyʊər- /

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adjective

bearing or about to bear young; travailing.

pertaining to parturition.

bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.

Origin of parturient

1585–95; <Latin parturient- (stem of parturiēns) being in labor, literally, desiring to bring forth (present participle of parturīre to be about to give birth), equivalent to part(us) (past participle of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent--ent

OTHER WORDS FROM parturient

par·tu·ri·en·cy, nounpost·par·tu·ri·ent, adjective

Words nearby parturient

Parts of Lindsey, parts of speech, part song, part time, part-timer, parturient, parturient canal, parturient fever, parturifacient, parturiometer, parturition

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Example sentences from the Web for parturient

There was some laughing at the parturient mountain and the still-born mouse, but a graver cheerfulness was the reigning emotion.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848|Various
Applied to the breasts of parturient women it dries up the milk and in the same way tends to reduce any glandular enlargement.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In former years, puerperal fever took the lives of from five to fifty of each one hundred parturient mothers.
The Necessity of Atheism|Dr. D.M. Brooks
Parturient women under such circumstances occasionally succumb to the typhoid condition into which they are thrown.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

No human being, save a pregnant or parturient woman, is susceptible to the poison.
Medical Essays|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

British Dictionary definitions for parturient

parturient

/ (pɑːˈtjʊərɪənt) /

adjective

of or relating to childbirth

giving birth

producing or about to produce a new idea, etc

Derived forms of parturient

parturiency, noun

Word Origin for parturient

C16: via Latin parturīre, from parere to bring forth

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Medical definitions for parturient

parturient

[ pär-tur′ē-ənt ]

adj.

Of or relating to giving birth.

About to bring forth young; being in labor.

单词	parturient
释义	parturient [ pahr-toor-ee-uhnt, -tyoor- ] / pɑrˈtʊər i ənt, -ˈtyʊər- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR parturient ON THESAURUS.COM adjective bearing or about to bear young; travailing. pertaining to parturition. bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea. Origin of parturient 1585–95; <Latin parturient- (stem of parturiēns) being in labor, literally, desiring to bring forth (present participle of parturīre to be about to give birth), equivalent to part(us) (past participle of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent--ent OTHER WORDS FROM parturient par·tu·ri·en·cy, nounpost·par·tu·ri·ent, adjective Words nearby parturient Parts of Lindsey, parts of speech, part song, part time, part-timer, parturient, parturient canal, parturient fever, parturifacient, parturiometer, parturition Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parturient There was some laughing at the parturient mountain and the still-born mouse, but a graver cheerfulness was the reigning emotion. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 64, No. 393, July 1848\|Various Applied to the breasts of parturient women it dries up the milk and in the same way tends to reduce any glandular enlargement. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera In former years, puerperal fever took the lives of from five to fifty of each one hundred parturient mothers. The Necessity of Atheism\|Dr. D.M. Brooks Parturient women under such circumstances occasionally succumb to the typhoid condition into which they are thrown. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various No human being, save a pregnant or parturient woman, is susceptible to the poison. Medical Essays\|Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. British Dictionary definitions for parturient parturient / (pɑːˈtjʊərɪənt) / adjective of or relating to childbirth giving birth producing or about to produce a new idea, etc Derived forms of parturient parturiency, noun Word Origin for parturient C16: via Latin parturīre, from parere to bring forth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to parturient abundant, big, enceinte, expectant, expecting, fecund, fertile, fraught, fruitful, gravid, heavy, hopeful, productive, prolific, replete, teeming, anticipating, gestating, in a family way, parous Medical definitions for parturient parturient [ pär-tur′ē-ənt ] adj. Of or relating to giving birth. About to bring forth young; being in labor. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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parturient

adjective

Origin of parturient

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Example sentences from the Web for parturient

British Dictionary definitions for parturient

adjective

Derived forms of parturient

Word Origin for parturient

Words related to parturient

Medical definitions for parturient

adj.