afterpainn.

Brit.

/ˈɑːftəpeɪn/,

/ˈaftəpeɪn/, U.S.

/ˈæftərˌpeɪn/

Forms: see after- prefix and pain n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, pain n.¹

Etymology: < after- prefix + pain n.¹

1. Pain which follows later; an instance of this. Also: a residual pain.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] > later

afterpaina1556

a1556 T. Cranmer in J. Stype Mem. Cranmer (1694) App. 107 Altho it be pardoned, yet after paines therof continue so long as we live.

a1624 Sir N. Breton in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) I. 196 That bitter smart That inward breeds of pleasures after-paine.

1736 S. Wesley Poems 11 Ev'ry Loss She turns to Gain, Joys unclog'd with Guilt assuring, Pleasures void of after-Pain.

1855 P. G. Hamerton Isles Loch Awe 188 Each wrong enjoyment must be bought, And only heaps a debt of after-pain.

1893 Dental Cosmos 35 163 A potent and reliable remedy for the immediate after-pains of teeth-extraction..is amyl nitrite.

1902 W. C. Smith Poet. Wks. 125 The after-pains of an anguish that is past.

1921 M. Diver Far to Seek iii. 207 The drive..was an ecstasy no possible after-pain or disappointment could dim.

a2001 S. Heym Architects (2006) 32 The eyes..were wide with the afterpain of fear.

2. A painful contraction of the uterus occurring within the first few days after the completion of labour (usually in plural). Also: pain of this nature. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > pains after

afterpain1658

1658 T. Collins Choice Exper. Physick & Chirurgery 127 (heading) To drive away the after pain of a woman.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 70 The throws and after-pains of conscience, when sin is brought forth.

1670 Acct. Causes Distempers 66 Also 50 or 60 Drops of the Tincture taken twice a Day in a little White Wine, gives immediate Ease in After-pains to Lying-in Women.

1703 W. Salmon Collectanea Medica iii. v. 372/1 It is a present remedy against the Colick and after-pains.

1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. iv. i. 406 Women in the first child, seldom have after-pains.

1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Mar. 344/2 The child was easily turned, and born... There was no after-pain.

1922 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 4 615 The patient is well content to lie perfectly still, except possibly when she has an afterpain.

1940 N. J. Eastman Expectant Motherhood ix. 151 These so-called ‘afterpains’ are due, as a rule, to the presence of small clots in the uterus and result from the contractions made by the uterus in its effort to expel these.

2007 M. Francis Everything Health Guide Postpartum Care 39 Try taking slow, deep breaths when you feel an afterpain coming.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	afterpain
释义	afterpainn. Brit. /ˈɑːftəpeɪn/, /ˈaftəpeɪn/, U.S. /ˈæftərˌpeɪn/ Forms: see after- prefix and pain n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: after- prefix, pain n.¹ Etymology: < after- prefix + pain n.¹ 1. Pain which follows later; an instance of this. Also: a residual pain. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > [noun] > later afterpaina1556 a1556 T. Cranmer in J. Stype Mem. Cranmer (1694) App. 107 Altho it be pardoned, yet after paines therof continue so long as we live. a1624 Sir N. Breton in E. Farr Sel. Poetry Reign Elizabeth (1845) I. 196 That bitter smart That inward breeds of pleasures after-paine. 1736 S. Wesley Poems 11 Ev'ry Loss She turns to Gain, Joys unclog'd with Guilt assuring, Pleasures void of after-Pain. 1855 P. G. Hamerton Isles Loch Awe 188 Each wrong enjoyment must be bought, And only heaps a debt of after-pain. 1893 Dental Cosmos 35 163 A potent and reliable remedy for the immediate after-pains of teeth-extraction..is amyl nitrite. 1902 W. C. Smith Poet. Wks. 125 The after-pains of an anguish that is past. 1921 M. Diver Far to Seek iii. 207 The drive..was an ecstasy no possible after-pain or disappointment could dim. a2001 S. Heym Architects (2006) 32 The eyes..were wide with the afterpain of fear. 2. A painful contraction of the uterus occurring within the first few days after the completion of labour (usually in plural). Also: pain of this nature. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [noun] > childbirth or delivery > pains after afterpain1658 1658 T. Collins Choice Exper. Physick & Chirurgery 127 (heading) To drive away the after pain of a woman. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety v. 70 The throws and after-pains of conscience, when sin is brought forth. 1670 Acct. Causes Distempers 66 Also 50 or 60 Drops of the Tincture taken twice a Day in a little White Wine, gives immediate Ease in After-pains to Lying-in Women. 1703 W. Salmon Collectanea Medica iii. v. 372/1 It is a present remedy against the Colick and after-pains. 1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. iv. i. 406 Women in the first child, seldom have after-pains. 1864 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 Mar. 344/2 The child was easily turned, and born... There was no after-pain. 1922 Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. 4 615 The patient is well content to lie perfectly still, except possibly when she has an afterpain. 1940 N. J. Eastman Expectant Motherhood ix. 151 These so-called ‘afterpains’ are due, as a rule, to the presence of small clots in the uterus and result from the contractions made by the uterus in its effort to expel these. 2007 M. Francis Everything Health Guide Postpartum Care 39 Try taking slow, deep breaths when you feel an afterpain coming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1556
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