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accouchement

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ac⋅couche⋅ment

  [uh-koosh-muhnt; Fr. a-koosh-mahn]
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–noun, plural -ments  [-muhnts; Fr. -mahn] ,
the confinement of childbirth; lying-in.
Origin:
1800–10; < F, deriv., with -ment -ment, of accoucher to give birth, be delivered, assist in giving birth, OF: to lie down, take to bed, equiv. to ac- ac- + coucher to put to bed; see couch
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ac·couche·ment   (ä'kōōsh-mäɴ')   
n.  A confinement during childbirth; a lying-in.

[French, from accoucher, to assist in childbirth, from Old French : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + coucher, to lay down; see couch.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ac·couche·ment
Pronunciation: "a-"küsh-'män, &-'küsh-"
Function: noun
: the time or act of givingbirth
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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