Puerperium

noun

/ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounThe period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.

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