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Meaning of puerperium in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /pjuərˈpɪriəm/

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  1. Noun

    puerperium

    Etymology

    early 17th century: from Latin, from puerperus‘parturient’ (from puer‘child’ + -parus‘bearing’)

    Definitions

    1. time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved

    Examples

    • « a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium »

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