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POST-PARTUM [1 record]

Record 1 2006-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Reproduction
  • Veterinary Medicine
DEF

Relates to the dam, in the period immediately after parturition.

OBS

parturition: The act of giving birth or delivering the young.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Reproduction des animaux
  • Médecine vétérinaire
DEF

Qualifie les événements, les accidents ou maladies qui se produisent après l'accouchement et qui en sont souvent la conséquence.

OBS

postnatal : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • postpartum

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reproducción de animales
  • Medicina veterinaria
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