parturient
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i adjective
1.
bearing or about to bear young; travailing.
2.
pertaining to parturition.
3.
bringing forth or about to produce something, as an idea.
Origin:
1585–95; < Latin parturient- (stem of parturiēns) being in labor, literally, desiring to bring forth (present participle of parturīre to be about to give birth), equivalent to part(us) (past participle of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent- -ent
1585–95; < Latin parturient- (stem of parturiēns) being in labor, literally, desiring to bring forth (present participle of parturīre to be about to give birth), equivalent to part(us) (past participle of parere to bring forth, bear) + -uri- desiderative suffix + -ent- -ent
Related forms
par·tu·ri·en·cy, noun
post·par·tu·ri·ent, adjective
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parturient (pɑːˈtjʊərɪənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to childbirth |
| 2. | giving birth |
| 3. | producing or about to produce a new idea, etc |
| [C16: via Latin parturīre, from parere to bring forth] | |
| par'turiency | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
parturient
"about to give birth," 1592, from L. parturientem (nom. parturiens), prp. of parturire "be in labor," desiderative of parere "to bear" (see parent).
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Medical Dictionary
parturient par·tu·ri·ent (pär-t&oobreve;r'ē-ənt, -ty&oobreve;r'-)
adj.
Of or relating to giving birth.
About to bring forth young; being in labor.
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Example sentences
The failure in indwelling epidural catheter for a parturient might cause an anesthetic difficulty.
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