the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.
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Natural childbirth
labor and childbirth without medical intervention; no drugs are given to relieve pain or aid the birth process; "natural childbirth is considered the safest for the baby"
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the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.occurring or existing before birth; "the prenatal period"; "antenatal care"
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to e…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.birth control by the use of devices (diaphragm or intrauterine device or condom) or drugs or surgery
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.a toxic condition characterized by convulsions and possibly coma during or immediately after pregnancy
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause; "the women were sickly and subject to e…
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
Used in the same subject area: Medicine and healthcare, Obstetrics gynaecology.the state of being unable to produce offspring; in a woman it is an inability to conceive; in a man it is an inability to impregnate
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To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued pain; to be distressed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where the main current flows, or which affords the best and safest passage for vesse…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.derivative of opium; used as an antitussive (to relieve coughing) and an analgesic (to relieve pain)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a congenital de…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells drugs without compounding them; also, a pharmaceutist or apothecary.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental; commonly, a person with…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused by the abrupt intervention of something foreign; intervention; interposition.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of men; as, labor-saving machinery.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: labor, childbirth, medical, intervention, drugs.
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