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puerperal |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Puerperal \Pu*er"per*al\, a. [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf F. puerp['e]ral.] Of or pertaining to childbirth; as a puerperal fever. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: puerperal adj : relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth; "puerperal infection"
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