Puerperal
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adjective.
Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to childbirth.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Of or pertaining to childbirth.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
Of, pertaining to or associated with
childbirth
.
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adjective.
relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
Word Usage
"All of these women were attacked with different forms of what is commonly called puerperal fever."
cross-reference
puerperal convulsions
puerperal eclampsia
puerperal fever
puerperal insanity
puerperal septicemia
Form
extrapuerperal
mastitis
puerperal fever
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