any pain that follows its cause only after a certain delay
afterpain in American English
(ˈæftərˌpein, ˈɑːf-)
noun
Medicine
pain due to continuing contractions of the uterus following childbirth
Word origin
[1550–60; after + pain]This word is first recorded in the period 1550–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: coach, collate, haul, residual, vertical