puerperium

English

/ˌpuː.ɝˈpiː.ɹi.əm/

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

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

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*peh₂w-

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few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

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