Medical Dictionary

parturition

noun par·tu·ri·tion
\ˌpärt-ə-ˈrish-ən, ˌpär-chə-, ˌpär-ty-\

Medical Definition of PARTURITION

:  the action or process of giving birth to offspring
par·tu·ri·tion·al \-əl\ adjective

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