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Puerperium

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Noun

1. puerperium

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

Example Sentences:
'a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium'

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Puerperium

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noun plural -ria (-rɪə)
the period following childbirth, lasting approximately six weeks, during which the uterus returns to its normal size and shape

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Puerperium

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noun
the period or state of confinement during and just after childbirth

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Puerperium

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n. pl. pu·er·pe·ri·a (-pîrē-ə)
1. The state of a woman during childbirth or immediately thereafter.
2. The approximate six-week period lasting from childbirth to the return of normal uterine size.

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