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afterpain
[
af
-ter-peyn,
ahf
- ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈæf tərˌpeɪn, ˈɑf- /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun
Medicine/Medical
.
pain
due to continuing contractions of the uterus following childbirth.
Origin of afterpain
First recorded in 1550–60;
after
+
pain
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