Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to childbirth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to childbirth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of, pertaining to or associated with
childbirth .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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All of these women were attacked with different forms of what is commonly called puerperal fever.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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All of these women were attacked with different forms of what is commonly called puerperal fever.
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All of these women were attacked with different forms of what is commonly called puerperal fever.
Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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All of these women were attacked with different forms of what is commonly called puerperal fever.
Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works Oliver Wendell Holmes 1851
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Under the expression puerperal fever are grouped very different diseases, 7 but all appearing to be the result of the growth of common organisms which by their presence infect the pus naturally formed on injured surfaces, which spread by one means or another, by the blood or the lymphatics, to one or another part of the body, and there induce morbid changes varying with the condition of the parts, the nature of the parasite, and the general constitution of the subject.
On the Extension of the Germ Theory to the Etiology of Certain Common Diseases 1909
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In contrast, at the midwife-staffed clinic, about 4% of the women died of childbed fever also called puerperal fever.
Spotlighting Y.S. Lee's epic blog tour of awesome Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010
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In contrast, at the midwife-staffed clinic, about 4% of the women died of childbed fever also called puerperal fever.
Archive 2010-03-01 Ah Yuan // wingstodust 2010
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Another example is what is known as puerperal insanity.
Woman Her Sex and Love Life William J. Robinson
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It is granted that all the forms of what is called puerperal fever may not be, and probably are not, equally contagious or infectious.
The Harvard Classics Volume 38 Scientific Papers (Physiology, Medicine, Surgery, Geology) Various
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It is granted that all the forms of what is called puerperal fever may not be, and probably are not, equally contagious or infectious.
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