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Definitions of parturition
  1. noun
    the process of giving birth
Definition that contains parturition
  • childbirth the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  • childbearing the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  • prolactin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
  • endometrium (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
  • vaginal birth the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  • colostrum milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
  • foremilk milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
  • accouchement the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
  • lactogenic hormone gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
  • luteotropin gonadotropic hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary; in females it stimulates growth of the mammary glands and lactation after parturition
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