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afterpain

[af-ter-peyn, ahf-]
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noun Medicine/Medical.
  1. pain due to continuing contractions of the uterus following childbirth.

Origin of afterpain

First recorded in 1550–60; after + pain
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British Dictionary definitions for afterpains

afterpains

pl n
  1. cramplike pains caused by contraction of the uterus after childbirth
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afterpains in Medicine

afterpains

(ăf′tər-pānz′)
pl.n.
  1. Cramps or pains following childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.
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