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Words related to parturition
par·tu·ri·tion
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confined
If something is confined to a particular place, it exists only in that place. If it is confined to a particular group, only members of that group have it. -
decidua
the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition -
delivery
Delivery or a delivery is the bringing of letters, parcels, or other goods to someone's house or to another place where they want them. -
laminitis
inflammation of sensitive laminae in the hoof of a horse, caused by stressful events, as trauma, infection, or parturition. -
parturient
bearing or about to bear young; travailing. -
prolactin
an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.