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puerperium

The correct spelling is puerperium.

How to pronounce puerperium

noun

IPA: /ˌpuː.ɚˈpiː.ɹi.əm/

Say it like: Pue-rpe-riu-m

The correct spelling is puerperium. The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.

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noun

  1. 1.The period of time lasting around a month immediately following childbirth, when the mother’s uterus shrinks back to its prepartum state.

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