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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