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s | postpartum |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective postpartum is

(of a mother) after giving birth.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    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