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childbed fever

noun Pathology.

puerperal fever.

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Origin of childbed fever

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby childbed fever

child abuse, child-abuse register, child-battering, childbearing, childbed, childbed fever, child benefit, childbirth, child bride, childcare, child-directed speech
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Medical definitions for childbed fever

childbed fever
[ chīld′bĕd′ ]

n.

puerperal fever
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