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Psychosis vs Postpartum - What's the difference?

psychosis | postpartum |

As a noun psychosis

is (label) a severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.

As an adjective postpartum is

(of a mother) after giving birth.

psychosis

English

Noun

(wikipedia psychosis) (psychoses)
  • (label) A severe mental disorder, sometimes with physical damage to the brain, marked by a deranged personality and a distorted view of reality.
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    Derived terms

    * micropsychosis * nonpsychosis * nutmeg psychosis

    postpartum

    English

    Alternative forms

    * post-partum

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (of a mother) after giving birth

    • Usage notes

    While postpartum narrowly refers to a mother after giving birth,'' the similar term postnatal maybe be used either to contrast, referring to the baby after ''being born, or may be used synonymously, also referring to the mother.

    Synonyms

    * postnatal (of a mother)

    Antonyms

    * antepartum * postnatal (of a child)

    Derived terms

    * postpartum depression * postpartum hemorrhage

    Related terms

    * parous * puerperal * puerperium

    References