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puerperal fevers

puerperal fevers is the plural of puerperal fever.

Meaning of puerperal fever

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

Questions about puerperal fevers

What is puerperal fevers the plural of?
Puerperal fevers is the plural of puerperal fever.

Words near puerperal fevers in the dictionary

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

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