Look up: Afterpains


  1. afterpains
    [n] - pains felt by a woman after her baby is born
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  2. Afterpains
    normal contractions of the uterus after childbirth that usually occur for the first few days after delivery
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=A

  3. Afterpains
    Aft'er·pains` noun plural (Medicine) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/41

  4. afterpains
    <medicine> The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?afterpains

  5. afterpains
    noun pains felt by a woman after her baby is born; associated with contractions of the uterus
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=afterpains

  6. afterpains
    (af´tәr-pānz) pains following expulsion of the placenta, due to contraction of the uterus, seen particularly in multiparas due to vigorous periodic contractions of the puerperal uterus. It is noticeable particularly when the infant nurses, and may be severe; the intensity usually decreas...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  7. Afterpains
    • (n. pl.) The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/afterpains/

  8. Afterpains
    Cramping sensations that are triggered by the contracting of the uterus in the postpartum phase as it shrinks down to its pre-pregnant size. Afterpains are more common and painful in subsequent pregnancies. With each pregnancy the tone of the uterus becomes more relaxed, which makes the uterus contr...
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/A/4

  9. afterpains
    Type: Term Pronunciation: af′ter-pānz Definitions: 1. Painful cramplike contractions of the uterus occurring after childbirth.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=1559

  10. afterpains
    1) Pains felt by a woman after her baby is born 2) Pang
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/afterpains/1

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