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afterpain

American  
[af-ter-peyn, ahf-] / ˈæf tərˌpeɪn, ˈɑf- /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  1. pain due to continuing contractions of the uterus following childbirth.


Etymology

Origin of afterpain

First recorded in 1550–60; after + pain

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