puerperium

puerperium definition - medical

pu·er·pe·ri·um (pyo͞oˌər-pîrˈē-əm)

noun pl. pu·er·pe·ri·a (-pîrˈē-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.

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