Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0145 short lesson, about 20 seconds
post-: After
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The idea
The prefix post means after in time, or behind in position.
In practice
The postpartum period is the time after childbirth.
Where people slip
Post and pre are opposites and attach to the same roots.
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