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post⋅par⋅tum

  [pohst-pahr-tuhm]
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–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)   
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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Main Entry: 1post·par·tum
Pronunciation: (')pOst-'pärt-&m
Function: adjective
1 : occurring in or being the periodfollowing parturition <postpartum depression>
2 : being in the postpartum period <postpartum mothers>

Main Entry: 2postpartum
Function: adverb
: after parturition postpartum> postpartum>
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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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