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puerperal fever
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noun Pathology.
a systemic bacterial infection of the endometrium characterized by fever, rapid heartbeat, uterine tenderness, and malodorous discharge, chiefly occurring in women after childbirth, usually as the result of unsterile obstetric procedures.
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Origin of puerperal fever
First recorded in 1760–70
Words nearby puerperal fever
puerile, puerilism, puerility, puerpera, puerperal, puerperal fever, puerperal psychosis, puerperium, Puerto Ayacucho, Puerto Barrios, Puerto Cabello
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British Dictionary definitions for puerperal fever
puerperal fever
noun
a serious, formerly widespread, form of blood poisoning caused by infection contracted during childbirth
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