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Puerperium Definition & Meaning

puerperium
noun
  1. time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"

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What does puerperium mean?
time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved; "a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium"
What part of speech is puerperium?
Puerperium is a noun.

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