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puerperal
[ pyoo-ur-per-uhl ]
adjective
- of or relating to a woman in childbirth.
- pertaining to or connected with childbirth.
puerperal
/ pjuːˈɜːpərəl /
adjective
- of, relating to, or occurring during the puerperium
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Other Words From
- postpu·erper·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puerperal1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of puerperal1
C18: from New Latin puerperālis relating to childbirth; see puerperium
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Example Sentences
Puerperal, pū-ėr′pėr-al, adj. relating to childbirth—also Pūer′perous.
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In epidemics of puerperal fever this form of erysipelas has been specially found to prevail.
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Poison was of course suspected; but her death was really caused by puerperal convulsions (eclampsia).
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The whole of the preceding remarks apply even more to children and to puerperal women than to patients in general.
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Mental disturbances and morbid impulses associated with pregnancy or the puerperal state may be dispelled in the same way.
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