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pu·er·pe·ri·um

 (pyo͞o′ər-pîr′ē-əm)
n. pl. pu·er·pe·ri·a (-pîr′ē-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.
[Latin, childbirth, from puerpera, a woman in childbed; see puerperal.]
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puerperium

(pjʊəˈpɪərɪəm)
n, pl -ria (-rɪə)
(Gynaecology & Obstetrics) the period following childbirth, lasting approximately six weeks, during which the uterus returns to its normal size and shape
[C17: from Latin: childbirth, from puerperus relating to a woman in labour, from puer boy + parere to bear]
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pu•er•pe•ri•um

(ˌpyu ərˈpɪər i əm)

n.
the four-week period following childbirth.
[1885–90; < Latin: childbirth =puerper(a) puerpera]
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puerperium

the state or condition of a woman during and immediately following childbirth. — puerperal, adj.
See also: Birth
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Noun1.puerperium - 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"
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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pu·er·pe·ri·um

n. puerperio. V.: post partum
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puerperium

n puerperio
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