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Noun: parturition  `paa(r)-tû'ri-shun
  1. The process of giving birth
    - birth, giving birth, birthing

Derived forms: parturitions

See also: parturient

Type of: biological process, organic process

Part of: reproduction

Encyclopedia: Parturition

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