Meaning Of The Word Puerperal fever
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What's The Definition Of Puerperal fever?
puerperal fever in American English
sepsis sometimes occurring during childbirth: formerly caused a high mortality rate in maternity wards before aseptic techniques were established in the 19th cent. noun: a systemic bacterial infection of the endometrium characterized by fever, rapid heartbeat, uterine tenderness, and malodorous discharge, chiefly occurring in women after childbirth, usually as the result of unsterile obstetric procedures puerperal fever in British English noun: a serious, formerly widespread, form of blood poisoning caused by infection contracted during childbirth |
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