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Word: Afterpain
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century; earliest use found in Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), archbishop of Canterbury. From after- + pain
Definition:
Pain which follows later; an instance of this.
Definition:
A painful contraction of the uterus occurring within the first few days after the completion of labour (usually in plural).
