parturifacient

[Lat. parturio =to be in labor, and faciens, pr. par. of facio to make.] Med.: A medicine which excites uterine action, or facilitates parturition, as fluid extract go y pium herbaceum. *par-tür-i-ous, a . [Latin parturi (o)=to be in labor; Eng. adj. suff.- ous .] The same as PARTURIENT (q. v.). "Stirring with pain in the parturious throes." Drayton: Moses, His Birth and Miracles. par-tu-ri-tion 8. [French, from Latin parturi . tionem , acc. of parturitio , from parturio =to be in labor.] 1. The act of bringing forth or being delivered of young. "Representing the female form in all stages, and in all the incidents of parturition ." -Eustace: Tour through Italy , ch. vii. 2. That which is brought forth; a birth. *par-tür-i-tive, a . [PARTURITION.] Pertaining or relating to parturition; obstetric.