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childbed fever meaning and definition
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Definition of childbed fever (noun)
- serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
- synonyms: puerperal fever
Source: Princeton University Wordnet