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    INDUCTION OF LABOR

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sacplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("induction of labor" is a kind of...):

    induction (the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time))

    Domain category:

    midwifery; OB; obstetrics; tocology (the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother)

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