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Puerperium

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved

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unclassified

Variants

plural
Puerperiums
possessive
Puerperium's
pluralpossessive
Puerperiums'