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periparturition

periparturition adjective: around the time of childbirth.

Adjective

periparturition (not comparable)

  1. Around the time of childbirth

Origin of periparturition

From peri- + parturition.

Questions about periparturition

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

Words near periparturition in the dictionary

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

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