See Also: accoucheuse(medicine)
Accoucheuse(health)

rancid (oh) and Accoucheuse (health)


rancid (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin; Origin: rancidus, from rancere 'to have decayed, smell bad']
oily or fatty Food that is rancid smells or tastes unpleasant because it is no longer fresh
::rancid butter

Accoucheuse (health)


"French for a woman who is an obstetrician (a physician skilled in the Art and science of managing Pregnancy, labor and the time after delivery) or a midwife (today a non-physician trained to assist a woman during Childbirth). The ending ""-euse"" is feminine and indicates that the accoucheuse is a woman."