Labor: The function in the female by which the product of conception is expelled from the uterus through the vagina to the outside world.
Two ducts of the embryo which empty into the cloaca, and which in the female develop into vagina, uterus and oviducts; in the male they ...
The genital canal in the female, extending from the uterus to the vulva. (Stedman, 25th ed)
The capacity to conceive or to induce conception. It may refer to either the male or female.
Period of labor from complete dilatation of the cervix through birth of the fetus.
Period from the onset of labor through complete dilatation of the cervix.
Period of labor from birth of the fetus through expulsion or extraction of the placenta and membranes.
Allowing a woman to be in labor long enough to determine if vaginal birth may be anticipated.
Synonym: childbirth, birth, parturition.
