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post-partum

post-partum adjective: pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth.

Adjective

post-partum (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth.
    Synonyms:
    post-natal

Synonyms of post-partum

Antonyms

Forms of post-partum

alternative formpostpartum

Phrases with post-partum

Questions about post-partum

What does post-partum mean?
Post-partum means pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth.
What part of speech is post-partum?
Post-partum is an adjective.

Words near post-partum in the dictionary

  1. post-order
  2. post-ovulation
  3. post-paid
  4. post-Panamax
  5. post-pandemic
  6. post-partum
  7. post-partum depression
  8. post-partural
  9. post-party
  10. post-PC
  11. post-phenomenological

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