PUERPERAL
puerperal
(adjective) relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
puerperal (not comparable)
Of, pertaining to or associated with childbirth.
Source: Wiktionary
Pu*er"per*al, a. Etym: [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerpéral.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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