antepartum
[an-tee-pahr-tuh m]
- of or noting the period prior to childbirth; before delivery.
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Origin of antepartum
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1905–10
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Word Origin and History for antepartum
adj.
1908, from Latin phrase ante partum "before birth" (see postpartum).
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antepartum
(ăn′tē-pär′təm)- Of or occurring in the period before childbirth.
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