afterpain
afterpain · afterpains
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Pain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery, eating spicy food, or…Pain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery (especially dental surgery), eating spicy food, or simply an initial, sharper pain.
Meaning
2 sensesPain that occurs or remains after an event, such as surgery (especially dental surgery), eating spicy food, or simply an initial, sharper pain.
(in the plural, often)Pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta).
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Translations
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By meaning 1
pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth:
Origin
From after- + pain.From after- + pain.
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Forms
plural: afterpains| Singular | afterpain |
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