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con·fine·ment

(kon-fīn'ment),
Lying-in; giving birth to a child.
[L. confine (ntr.), a boundary, confine, fr. con- + finis, boundary]

con·fine·ment

claustrophobia.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

confinement

(kən-fīn′mənt)
n.
1. The act of confining or the state of being confined.
2. Lying-in.
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confinement

Obstetrics See EDC/EDL–expected date of confinement or expected date of labor.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

con·fine·ment

(kŏn-fīn'mĕnt)
Lying-in; giving birth to a child.
[L. confine (ntr.), a boundary, confine, fr. con- + finis, boundary]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

confinement

The period from the start of labour to the delivery of the afterbirth (placenta).
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
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