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periparturient

periparturient adjective: around the time of childbirth.

Adjective

periparturient (not comparable)

  1. Around the time of childbirth.
    • It has been reported that periparturient cows undergo a period of immunosuppression of various immunological parameters associated with a high susceptibility to uterine and mammary infections […]2015 August 29, “Different Blood Cell-Derived Transcriptome Signatures in Cows Exposed to Vaccination Pre- or Postpartum”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of periparturient

From peri- + parturient.

Questions about periparturient

What does periparturient mean?
Periparturient means around the time of childbirth.
What part of speech is periparturient?
Periparturient is an adjective.

Words near periparturient in the dictionary

  1. peripapillary
  2. periparasitic
  3. peripartal
  4. peripartally
  5. peripartum
  6. periparturient
  7. periparturition
  8. Peripatecian
  9. Peripatecians
  10. peripatellar
  11. peripatetic

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