The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
parturifacient — [pär toor΄i fā′shənt, pärtyoor΄i fā′shənt] adj. [< L parturire (see PARTURIENT) + FACIENT] inducing or easing labor in childbirth n. a parturifacient medicine … English World dictionary
parturifacient — /pahr toor euh fay sheuhnt, tyoor /, Med. adj. 1. inducing or accelerating labor, or childbirth; oxytocic. n. 2. a parturifacient agent. [1850 55; < L parturi (s. of parturire to be in labor; see PARTURIENT) + FACIENT] * * * … Universalium
parturifacient — par•tu•ri•fa•cient [[t]pɑrˌtʊər əˈfeɪ ʃənt, ˌtyʊər [/t]] adj. 1) med accelerating labor or childbirth; oxytocic 2) med a parturifacient agent • Etymology: 1850–55; < L parturi (s. of parturīre to be in labor; see parturient) + facient … From formal English to slang
parturifacient — 1. Inducing or accelerating labor. 2. An agent that induces or accelerates labor. SYN: oxytocic (2). [L. parturio, to be in labor, + facio, to make] * * * par·tu·ri·fa·cient (pahr″tu re faґshənt) [L. parturire to have the pains of… … Medical dictionary
parturifacient — n. drug that accelerates childbirth adj. accelerates childbirth … English contemporary dictionary
parturifacient — par·tu·ri·fa·cient … English syllables
parturifacient — /paˌtjurəˈfeɪʃənt/ (say pah.tyoohruh fayshuhnt) adjective of a drug or other agent which stimulates uterine contractions, thereby accelerating childbirth …
parturifacient — ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rə|fāshənt adjective Etymology: Latin parturire to be in labor + English facient : inducing parturition … Useful english dictionary
oxytocic — 1. Hastening childbirth. 2. SYN: parturifacient (2). * * * oxy·to·cic .äk si tō sik adj hastening parturition also inducing contraction of uterine smooth muscle oxytocic n a substance that stimulates contraction of uterine smooth muscle or… … Medical dictionary
-facient — aff. a combining form meaning “causing,”“inducing” that specified by the initial element: parturifacient; somnifacient[/ex] • Etymology: < L, s. offaciēns, prp. offacereto make, do I … From formal English to slang
