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puerperium definition

pu·er·peri·um (pyo̵̅o̅′ər pir′ē əm)

noun

the period or state of confinement during and just after childbirth

Etymology: L, childbirth: see puerperal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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