accouchement
[ah-ko̳sh-maw´] (Fr.) accouchement forcé rapid forcible delivery by one of several methods (such as forceps or a vacuum extractor); originally, rapid dilatation of the cervix with the hands, followed by version and extraction of the fetus.
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ac·couche·ment
(a-kūsh-mawn[h]'), Childbirth, particularly parturition.
See also:
birth.
[Fr. from coucher, to lie down]
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accouchement
(ä′ko͞osh-mäN′)n. A confinement during childbirth; a lying-in.
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accouchement
(1) Labour, see there.
(2) Confinement, as occurs before the passage of the foetus through the birth canal.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
ac·couche·ment
(ă-kūsh-mawn[h]') Childbirth, particularly parturition.
[Fr. from coucher, to lie down]
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accouchement
An old-fashioned term for childbirth or delivery. From the French verb coucher , to lie down.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005