1. Inducing or accelerating labor. 2. An agent that induces or accelerates labor. SYN: oxytocic (2). [L. parturio, to be in labor, + facio, to make]
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par·tu·ri·fa·cient (pahr″tu-re-faґshənt) [L. parturire to have the pains of labor + -facient] 1. inducing or facilitating childbirth. 2. an agent that induces or facilitates childbirth.Medical dictionary. 2011.