| postpartum | <obstetrics> After childbirth or after delivery. Compare: antepartum, intrapartum. Origin: L. Partus, birth (noun), fr. Pario, pp. Partus, to bring forth (21 Jun 2000) |
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| postpartum alopecia | <dermatology, obstetrics> Temporary diffuse telogen loss of scalp hair at the termination of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum amenorrhoea | <obstetrics> Permanent amenorrhoea following childbirth, sometimes due to pituitary failure resulting from postpartum haemorrhage and consequent necrosis of the pituitary (Simmonds' disease). (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum cardiomyopathy | <cardiology, obstetrics> Cardiomegaly and congestive heart failure developing in the puerperium in the absence of any of the known causes of heart disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum estrus | <veterinary> Estrus with ovulation and corpus luteum production which occurs in some animals (e.g., the fur seal) immediately following the birth of the young. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum haemorrhage | <obstetrics> Haemorrhage occurring soon after labour or childbirth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| postpartum hypertension | <obstetrics> Increased blood pressure immediately following the completion of labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome | <syndrome> Hypopituitarism arising from a severe circulatory collapse postpartum, with resultant pituitary necrosis. Synonym: postpartum pituitary necrosis syndrome, thyrohypophysial syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum psychosis | <obstetrics, psychiatry> An acute mental disorder with depression in the mother following childbirth. Synonym: puerperal psychosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| postpartum tetanus | Tetanus occurring during the puerperium from infection of the obstetric wound. Synonym: postpartum tetanus, uterine tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| depression, postpartum | Depression in women occurring usually within four weeks after the delivery of a child. The degree of depression ranges from mild transient depression to neurotic or psychotic depressive disorders. (12 Dec 1998) |
| thyroiditis, postpartum | Inflammation of the thyroid gland after pregnancy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| absolute refractory period | The period following excitation when no response is possible regardless of the intensity of the stimulus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alabama period | <geology> A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anaesthesia recovery period | The period of emergence from general anaesthesia, where different elements of consciousness return at different rates. (12 Dec 1998) |