Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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puerperal | No | Yes | No | No |
puerperium | Yes | No | No | No |
puerperal (noun) | puerperium (noun) |
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time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved |
puerperal (adjective) | puerperium (adjective) |
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relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth |