puerperal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.

/pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/ /ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/

puerperal

From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).

antepartum intrapartum parous peripartum postpartum prepartum puerperium

extrapuerperal nonpuerperal puerperal fever puerperalism puerperally

Finnish: synnytys- Finnish: lapsivuode- Greek: επιλόχειος Italian: puerperale Spanish: puerperal

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