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postcoitus

postcoitus noun: the period immediately after coitus.

Noun

postcoitus (uncountable)

  1. The period immediately after coitus
    • Primitive hematopoiesis occurs around day 7.5 postcoitus.

Origin of postcoitus

From post- + coitus.

Questions about postcoitus

What does postcoitus mean?
Postcoitus means the period immediately after coitus.
What part of speech is postcoitus?
Postcoitus is a noun.

Words near postcoitus in the dictionary

  1. postcoital test
  2. postcoital tests
  3. postcoital tristesse
  4. postcoitally
  5. postcoitum
  6. postcoitus
  7. postcollapse
  8. postcollege
  9. postcollegiate
  10. postcollicular
  11. postcollision

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