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| pu·er·pe·ri·um [ py ər pree əm ] (plural pu·er·pe·ri·ums) |
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period after childbirth: the period immediately after childbirth when the womb is returning to its normal size, lasting approximately six weeks
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin< puerperus (see puerperal)] |
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