Example Sentences for dormant. Much water while they are dormant, gives the foliage a sickly tinge, a state in which they are too frequently seen. Her will seems to be roused there by the side of the marital will which is dormant. But for misery and suffering, I might indeed be said to have existed in a dormant state.
Lesson Summary. And that's it; the three stages of labor: 1  The dilation stage, where the cervix widens and opens to about ten cm to allow passage of the fetus, or baby. 2  The expulsion stage, where uterine contractions push the baby through the cervix and down the birth canal, ending with delivery of the baby. The dilation stage: this begins when true labor starts. 2  The expulsion stage, which ends in parturition, or the birth of the baby. 3  The placental stage, which, as you may be able to guess, is the expulsion of the placenta from the uterus.
Stages of Labor. The first stage of labor is the preparation for birth, During this stage, which takes from three hours in a cow to 72 hours in a first-calf heifer, the ligaments of the pelvis and associated structures relax.