puerperium
/,pjuər'piriəm/
noun
10 letters5 syllables16 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
Time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved.
“a perinatologist cared for her during the puerperium”
WORD FORMS
Related formpuerperal
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®16 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word32 points
Triple word48 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinuerperiumpay
Starts & ends withP … M
Syllablespu · er · pe · ri · um
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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