Medical Dictionary

delivery

noun de·liv·ery \di-ˈliv-(ə-)rē\
plural de·liv·er·ies

Medical Definition of DELIVERY

1
:  the act of giving birth :  the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes :  parturition
2
:  the procedure of assisting birth of the fetus and expulsion of the placenta by manual, instrumental, or surgical means
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