- puerperium
- n.the period of up to about six weeks after childbirth, during which the mother's body returns to its prepregnant state and her uterus returns to its normal size (i.e. involution takes place).
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puerperium — 1890, from L. puerperus (see PUERPERAL (Cf. puerperal)) … Etymology dictionary
puerperium — [pyo͞o΄ər pir′ē əm] n. [L, childbirth: see PUERPERAL] the period or state of confinement during and just after childbirth … English World dictionary
Puerperium — Wochenbett * * * Puerperium, das Wochenbett. * * * Pu|er|pe|ri|um, das; s, ...ien [lat puerperium] (Med.): Wochenbett … Universal-Lexikon
puerperium — /pyooh euhr pear ee euhm/, n. Obstet. the four week period following childbirth. [1885 90; < L: childbirth, childbed, equiv. to puerper(us) of a woman in labor (puer boy, child + perus bringing forth, akin to parere to bear, breed) + ium IUM] * * … Universalium
puerperium — noun /ˌpuː.ɝˈpiː.ɹi.əm,ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/ The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prenatal state. As exciting causes, psychic traumata, exposure to cold, the… … Wiktionary
Puerperium — Pu|er|pe|ri|um das; s, ...ien [...i̯ən] <aus gleichbed. lat. puerperium> Wochenbett, Zeitraum von 6 bis 8 Wochen nach der Entbindung (Med.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Puerperium — laikotarpis po gimdymo statusas T sritis embriologija apibrėžtis (kol gimdà grįžta į normãlią būklę) atitikmenys: lot. Puerperium ryšiai: platesnis terminas – bendrieji terminai … Medicininės histologijos ir embriologijos vardynas
puerperium — noun time period following childbirth when the mother s uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium • Derivationally related forms: ↑puerperal •… … Useful english dictionary
puerperium — noun (plural puerperia) Etymology: Latin, from puerpera Date: circa 1890 the period between childbirth and the return of the uterus to its normal size … New Collegiate Dictionary
Puerperium — The time immediately after the delivery of a baby. (In Latin a puerpera is a woman in childbirth since puer means child and parere means to give birth.) Puerperal fever is childbirth (or childbed) fever due to an infection usually of the… … Medical dictionary
Puerperium — Pu|er|pe|ri|um 〈 [puər ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: ri|en; Med.〉 Wochenbett, 6 8 Wochen nach der Geburt des Kindes [Etym.: lat., »Kindbett, Niederkunft«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
