antepartum

[ an-tee-pahr-tuh m ]

/ ˈæn tiˈpɑr təm /

adjective Obstetrics.

of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.

Nearby words

antennule, antenumber, antenuptial, antenuptial marriage contract, anteorbital, antepartum, antepast, antependium, antepenult, antepenultimate, anteporch

Compare postpartum.

Origin of antepartum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1905–10

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Medicine definitions for antepartum

antepartum

[ ăn′tē-pär′təm ]

adj.

Of or occurring in the period before childbirth.

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