I saw a very serious hemorrhage result from relaxation of the uterus on the eleventh day when the puerpera had been frightened by a domestic quarrel.
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Puerpera
//pjuˈɜː.pə.ɹə//
Synonyms for "puerpera"
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8 translations across 8 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λεχώ noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
French
1 entries- puerpère noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
German
1 entries- Wöchnerin noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
Greek
1 entries- λεχώνα noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
Italian
1 entries- puerpera noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
Polish
1 entries- położnica noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
Spanish
1 entries- puérpara noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
Turkish
1 entries- loğusa noun (woman undergoing puerperium)
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Since one of the principal reasons for keeping the puerpera in a recumbent posture is avoidance of strain upon relaxed and weakened supporting structures by a large heavy uterus, the length of the stay in bed is not made a matter of routine
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A statistically significant circadian rhythm for urine volume was revealed in 6 of 10 pregnant women in the first trimester and in 6 of 9 puerperas on the 7th puerperal day.
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Abdominal ultrasound of the puerpera usually does not require a full bladder, because the enlarged uterus directly abuts the anterior abdominal wall and can be scanned without difficulty.
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