PUERPERIUM


Meaning of PUERPERIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpyü-ər-ˈpir-ē-əm ]

noun

( plural pu·er·pe·ria -ē-ə)

Etymology: Latin, from puerpera

Date: circa 1890

: the period between childbirth and the return of the uterus to its normal size

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.