Medical Dictionary
afterpain
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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
2afterpains plural : pains that follow the termination of labor and are associated with contraction of the uterus toward its nonpregnant size
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