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parous - What does it mean?

Definition of 'parous'

English

Adjective

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  • Having given birth.
  • *{{quote-journal|2007|date=December 11|Craig Howard Kinsley, Massimo Bardi, Kate Karelina, Brandi Rima, Lillian Christon, Julia Friedenberg and Garrett Griffin|Motherhood Induces and Maintains Behavioral and Neural Plasticity across the Lifespan in the Rat|Archives of Sexual Behavior|url=|doi=10.1007/s10508-007-9277-x|volume=37|issue=1|pages=
  • |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. }}