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peripartum

peripartum adjective: that occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

Adjective

peripartum (not comparable)

  1. That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
    Synonyms:
    puerperal

Synonyms of peripartum

Origin of peripartum

From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".

Questions about peripartum

What does peripartum mean?
Peripartum means that occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
What part of speech is peripartum?
Peripartum is an adjective.

Words near peripartum in the dictionary

  1. peripapillar
  2. peripapillary
  3. periparasitic
  4. peripartal
  5. peripartally
  6. peripartum
  7. periparturient
  8. periparturition
  9. Peripatecian
  10. Peripatecians
  11. peripatellar

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