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puerperal fever

puerperal fever noun: a fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus.

Noun

puerperal fever (countable and uncountable, plural puerperal fevers)

  1. A fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus.
    • It was the rise of penicillin, not improved hygiene, that finally conquered puerperal fever.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 344
    Synonyms:
    childbed fever, sepsis puerperalis

puerperal fever meaning in Tamil, Malay and Indonesian

puerperal fever in Tamil

கருப்பை அழற்சிக் காய்ச்சல், ஈற்றுக்காய்ச்சல்

puerperal fever in Malay

fever due to infection of the uterus
demam puerpera

puerperal fever in Indonesian

fever due to infection of the uterus
demam nifas

Synonyms of puerperal fever

Forms of puerperal fever

pluralpuerperal fevers

Questions about puerperal fever

What does puerperal fever mean?
Puerperal fever means a fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus.
What is puerperal fever in Tamil?
Puerperal fever in Tamil is கருப்பை அழற்சிக் காய்ச்சல், ஈற்றுக்காய்ச்சல். See Puerperal fever meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is puerperal fever?
Puerperal fever is a noun.
What is the plural of puerperal fever?
The plural of puerperal fever is puerperal fevers.

Words near puerperal fever in the dictionary

  1. puerility
  2. puerilization
  3. puerpera
  4. puerperae
  5. puerperal
  6. puerperal fever
  7. puerperal fevers
  8. puerperalism
  9. puerperally
  10. puerperant
  11. puerperants

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