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peripartum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
peri-par-tum
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).

Etymology

From peri- + Latin partum (“giving birth”), thus "around [the time of] birth".

Origin

Word Breakdown

Synonyms

puerperal

Questions

What does peripartum mean?
That occurs around the time of labor and childbirth (parturition) (typically, within a few weeks before, intrapartum, or within a few weeks after).
Where does peripartum come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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