DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
puerperium
/,pjuər'piriəm/ · pjuərpiriəm
Puerperium has 5 syllables: pu · er · pe · ri · um.
pu
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er
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pe
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ri
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um
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noun. Time period following childbirth when the mother's uterus shrinks and the other functional and anatomic changes of pregnancy are resolved.
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