📚 noun • entry_id 45935
puerpera
/pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
puérpara
A woman undergoing puerperium; a woman whose uterus is still enlarged from pregnancy.
I saw a very serious hemorrhage result from relaxation of the uterus on the eleventh day when the puerpera had been frightened by a domestic quarrel.
Since one of the principal reasons for keeping the puerpera in a recumbent posture is avoidance of strain upon relaxed and weakened supporting structures by a large heavy uterus, t…
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