PUERPERIUM

puerperium

(noun) time period following childbirth when the mother’s uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; “a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puerperium (plural puerperia)

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

Anagrams

• pure-impure

Source: Wiktionary



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