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Parous vs Antepartum - What's the difference?

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Parous is a related term of antepartum.


As adjectives the difference between parous and antepartum

is that parous is having given birth while antepartum is describing the period before childbirth; antenatal.

parous

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Having given birth.
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    • , passage=Further changes in neurochemistry in pregnant/parous females (e.g., changes in neuropeptides, opioids, neurotransmitters, etc.; Bridges, Felicio, Pellerin, Stuer, & Mann 1993 ; Keverne & Kendrick, 1990 ; Kinsley & Bridges, 1988 ), may render neurons from a pregnant or lactating female substantially different in form and function than those taken from NULL females. }}

    Related terms

    * -parous * multiparous * nulliparous * oviparous * primiparous * viviparous

    antepartum

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Describing the period before childbirth; antenatal

    • Synonyms

    * antenatal (of a mother) * prenatal (of a mother)

    Antonyms

    * antenatal (of a baby) * prenatal (of a baby) * postpartum

    Related terms

    * parous * puerperal * puerperium

    References

    English words prefixed with ante-