parturition

/ˌpɑːtʃəˈrɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌpɑːrtʃəˈrɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌpär-chə-ˈri-shən ˌpär-tyu̇-, ˌpär-tə-/ (ame, mw)

parturition — noun

1. the medical or formal term for the process in which a baby or young animal is bo

1.名詞C2
釋義

the medical or formal term for the process in which a baby or young animal is born from its mother.

例句

The doctor watched carefully for heavy bleeding during parturition.

during parturition in medical writing

Nurses moved Hana to a quieter room when parturition began suddenly.

parturition began suddenly

同義詞
  • childbirth

    the normal everyday word, especially when talking about humans.

  • labour

    usually focuses on the active stage with contractions before the baby is born.

  • delivery

    common in hospital contexts and often focuses on the baby being born.

文法句型

during parturition

parturition begins

stages of parturition

用法筆記

Used mainly in medical, biology, and animal-care writing. In everyday English, people usually say childbirth, labour, or giving birth instead.

常見錯誤

❌My sister's parturition started at midnight.
✅My sister went into labour at midnight.
💡in everyday English, people usually say 'labour' or 'giving birth'; 'parturition' is a formal technical term.