delivery obstetrical delivery | the act of delivering a child |
rescue deliverance delivery saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger, work is the deliverance of mankind, a surgeon's job is the saving of lives |
jail delivery | the use of force to liberate prisoners |
pitch delivery | (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter |
breech delivery breech birth breech presentation | delivery of an infant whose feet or buttocks appear first |
frank breech frank breech delivery | position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet |
d cesarean delivery caesarean delivery caesarian delivery cesarean section cesarian section caesarean section caesarian section C-section cesarean cesarian caesarean caesarian abdominal delivery a b a a | the delivery of a fetus by surgical incision through the abdominal wall and uterus (from the belief that Julius Caesar was born that way) |
forceps delivery | delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal, since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries |
delivery bringing | the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail), his reluctant delivery of bad news |
birth control birth prevention family planning | limiting the number of children born |
rhythm method of birth control rhythm method rhythm calendar method of birth control calendar method | natural family planning in which ovulation is assumed to occur days before the onset of a period (the fertile period would be assumed to extend from daythrough day of her cycle) |
healthcare delivery health care delivery care delivery | the provision of health care |
delivery livery legal transfer | the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another |
contraceptive preventive preventative contraceptive device prophylactic device birth control device | an agent or device intended to prevent conception |
delivery truck delivery van panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
pill birth control pill contraceptive pill oral contraceptive pill oral contraceptive anovulatory drug anovulant | a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
birth canal | a passage in the uterus and vagina through which a fetus passes during vaginal birth |
Virgin Birth Nativity | the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father, Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles, the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas |
rural free delivery RFD | free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas |
birth certificate | a copy of the official document giving details of a person's birth |
special delivery | mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) |
manner of speaking speech delivery | your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally, his manner of speaking was quite abrupt, her speech was barren of southernisms, I detected a slight accent in his speech |
birth nativity nascency nascence | the event of being born, they celebrated the birth of their first child |
delivery | the event of giving birth, she had a difficult delivery |
live birth | the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation) |
posthumous birth | birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother |
posthumous birth | birth of a child after the father has died |
general delivery poste restante | the part of a post office that handles mail for persons who call for it |
birthplace place of birth | the place where someone was born |
liposomal delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses liposomes to carry the gene of interest |
transducing vector gene delivery vector | a vector for delivering genes into cells |
viral delivery vector | a transducing vector that uses a retrovirus |
birth | a baby born, an offspring, the overall rate of incidence of Down's syndrome is one in every births |
deliveryman delivery boy deliverer | someone employed to make deliveries |
low-birth-weight baby low-birth-weight infant | an infant born weighing less than . pounds ( grams) regardless of gestational age, a low-birth-weight infant is at risk for developing lack of oxygen during labor |
premature baby preterm baby premature infant preterm infant preemie premie | an infant that is born prior to weeks of gestation |
active birth | childbirth during which the mother is encouraged to be an active participant |
alternative birth alternative birthing | a method of childbirth that avoids intrusive high-tech medicine in favor of more natural and homely settings |
childbirth childbearing accouchement vaginal birth | the parturition process in human beings, having a baby, the process of giving birth to a child |
parthenogenesis parthenogeny virgin birth | human conception without fertilization by a man |
parturition birth giving birth birthing | the process of giving birth |
premature ejaculation | ejaculation during the early stages of sexual excitement or soon after the insertion of the penis into the vagina |
parentage birth | the kinship relation of an offspring to the parents |
premature labor premature labour | labor beginning prior to the th week of gestation |
birth trauma | emotional injury inflicted on an infant by events incident to birth that is alleged to appear in symbolic form in patients with mental illness |
birth trauma | physical injury to an infant during the birth process |
birth pangs labor pains labour pains | a regularly recurrent spasm of pain that is characteristic of childbirth |
premature ventricular contraction PVC | irregularity of cardiac rhythm, recurrent occurrences can be a precursor of ventricular fibrillation |
prematureness prematurity | the state of being premature |
birth defect congenital anomaly congenital defect congenital disorder congenital abnormality | a defect that is present at birth |