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puerperal fever meaning and definition
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Definition of puerperal 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: childbed fever
Source: Princeton University Wordnet