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 Definitions of puerperium  [ˌpyu ərˈpɪər i əm]  

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Definition of 'puerperium' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) puerperium
the four-week period following childbirth.

Etymology:  (1885–90; < L: childbirth =puerper(a)puerpera)

Definition of 'puerperium' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) puerperium
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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