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post·par·tum       [pohst-pahr-tuhm] Pronunciation Key
–adjective Obstretrics.
of or noting the period of time following childbirth; after delivery.
Compare antepartum.

[Origin: 1840–50; < NL post partum after childbirth; post post- + partum, acc. of partus a bringing forth, equiv. to par(ere) to bear (see parturient) + -tus suffix of v. action]
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post·par·tum       (pōst-pär'təm)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth: postpartum complications.


[Latin post partum : post, after; see post- + partum, accusative of partus, birth, from past participle of parere, to beget; see perə-1 in Indo-European roots.]

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postpartum

adjective
occurring immediately after birth; "postnatal development" [syn: postnatal] [ant: antenatal, perinatal] 

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postpartum post·par·tum (pōst-pär'təm)
adj.
Of or occurring in the period shortly after childbirth.

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