postpartum

postpartum
   (pohst-PAHR-tum) [Latin] In obstetrics, after childbirth; relating to the period of time after delivery. The term “postpartum blues” refers to the melancholia that sometimes afflicts women who have just given birth.
   She was treated for postpartum depression.

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  • postpartum — also post partum, 1844, occurring after birth, from L. post partum after birth, from post after + accusative of partus a bearing, a bringing forth, from partus, pp. of parere to bring forth (see PARE (Cf. pare)). Post partum depression first… …   Etymology dictionary

  • postpartum — [pōst΄pär′təm] adj. [L < post , POST + partum, acc. of partus, a bringing forth < parere, to bear: see PAROUS] of the period following childbirth …   English World dictionary

  • postpartum — After childbirth. Cf.:antepartum, intrapartum. [L. partus, birth (noun), fr. pario, pp. partus, to bring forth] * * * post·par·tum ( )pōst pärt əm adj 1) occurring in or being the period following parturition <postpartum depression> 2)… …   Medical dictionary

  • postpartum — adjective Etymology: New Latin post partum after birth Date: 1846 1. occurring in or being the period following parturition < postpartum depression > 2. being in or used in the postpartum period < postpartum mothers > • postpartum adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • postpartum — POST PÁRTUM s.n., adj. invar. 1. s.n. Perioada imediat următoare expulzării fătului; lăuzie. 2. adj. invar. (Despre un proces patologic, o boală) Care apare în urma unei naşteri. – loc. lat. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 04.04.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 …   Dicționar Român

  • Postpartum depression — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F53.0 ICD 9 648.4 …   Wikipedia

  • Postpartum psychosis — or (also sometimes referred to as puerperal psychosis or postnatal psychosis), is a mental illness, which involves the rapid onset of psychotic symptoms in a woman following childbirth. Although sometimes confused with postpartum depression,… …   Wikipedia

  • Postpartum-Thyreoditis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 O90.5 Postpartale Thyreoiditis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Postpartum-Thyreoiditis — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 O90.5 Postpartale Thyreoiditis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Postpartum thyroiditis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 10441 ICD10 = ICD10|O|90|5|o|85 ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D050032 Postpartum thyroiditis is usually a transient phenomenon observed… …   Wikipedia

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