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puerpera

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pu⋅er⋅per⋅a

  [pyoo-ur-per-uh]
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–noun, plural -per⋅ae  [-puh-ree] . Obstretrics.
a woman who has recently given birth to a child.
Origin:
< L: woman in labor; akin to puerperus; see puerperium
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puerpera pu·er·per·a (py&oomacr;-ûr'pər-ə)
n. pl. pu·er·per·ae (-pər-ē')
A woman who has just given birth.

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