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puerperal

puer·pe·ral

UK/pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/ US/pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ uncommon

adjective

1.

relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth

Origin

From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).

Phrases

  • puerperal fever

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