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postpartum definition

post·par·tum (pōst′pär′təm)

adjective

of the period following childbirth

Etymology: L < post-, post- + partum, acc. of partus, a bringing forth < parere, to bear: see -parous

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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