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Definition of Afterpains
1. Noun. Pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus.
Definition of Afterpains
1. n. pl. The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.
Definition of Afterpains
1. Noun. (plural of afterpain) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Afterpains
1. afterpain [n] - See also: afterpain
Medical Definition of Afterpains
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Afterpains
Literary usage of Afterpains
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Edinburgh Medical Journal (1881)
"That women who suffer from dysmenorrhoea are more prone than others to suffer
from afterpains, in the proportion of rather more than half the total number ..."
2. The Principles of Midwifery: Including the Diseases of Women and Children by John Burns (1843)
"afterpains may also be caused, by flatulence and costiveness, which we know by
the usual symptoms; but a combination of this state, with uterine ..."
3. On the theory and practice of midwifery by Fleetwood Churchill, David Francis Condie (1862)
"This is the ordinary form of afterpains, and so far from regretting their
occurrence, medical men consider them as beneficial when not too severe. ..."
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