See Also: Fourth stage of labor(health)
fourth stage of labour(medicine)
Pluton(tourism)
pluton(dictionary)
fourth(dictionary)
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Fourth disease(health)
fourth disease(medicine)

Fourth stage of labor (health) and pluton (iou)


Fourth stage of labor (health)


The hour or two after delivery when the tone of the uterus is established and the uterus contracts down again expelling any remaining contents. These contractions are hastened by breast-feeding, which stimulates production of the hormone oxytocin.





pluton (iou)



pluton noun. M20.
[German, back-form. from plutonisch PLUTONIC adjective.]
Geology. An intrusive body of igneous rock formed beneath the earth's surface, esp. a large one.