Medical Dictionary
afterpain
noun af·ter·pain \-ˌpān\
Medical Definition of AFTERPAIN
1
: pain that follows its cause only after a distinct interval <the afterpain of a tooth extraction>
2
afterpains pl : pains that follow the termination of labor and are associated with contraction of the uterus toward its nonpregnant size
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