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puerperium

Noun CEFR B2
ˌpju.əˈpɪə.ɹi.əm

Definitions

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

Equivalents

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العربيةاَلنِّفَاس
Nederlandskraambed
Polskipołóg
Türkçeloğusalık

Examples

“As exciting causes, psychic traumata, exposure to cold, the puerperium, excesses, have been brought forward.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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