childbed
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1. concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child (noun.state)
| part holonym | : | uterine contraction, |
| definition | : | a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal (noun.act) |
| part holonym | : | effacement, |
| definition | : | shortening of the uterine cervix and thinning of its walls as it is dilated during labor (noun.process) |
| part holonym | : | asynclitism, obliquity, |
| definition | : | the presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle (noun.state) |
| part meronym | : | gestation, maternity, pregnancy, |
| definition | : | the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | labor, labour, |
| definition | : | undergo the efforts of childbirth (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | parturient, |
| definition | : | giving birth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | parturient, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or giving birth (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | labor, labour, |
| definition | : | undergo the efforts of childbirth (verb.body) |
| derivation | : | parturient, |
| definition | : | giving birth (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | parturient, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or giving birth (adj.pert) |
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