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puerperium

Pronunciation: /ˌpjuːəˈpɛrɪəm, ˌpjuːəˈpiːrɪəm/

Definition of puerperium

noun

[mass noun] Medicine
  • the period of about six weeks after childbirth during which the mother’s reproductive organs return to their original non-pregnant condition.

Derivatives

puerperal

adjective

Origin:

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

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