puerperal fever
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puerperal fever Definition
(n)
serious
form
of
septicemia
contracted
by
a
woman
during
childbirth
or
abortion
(
usually
attributable
to
unsanitary
conditions
);
formerly
widespread
but
now
uncommon
puerperal fever Synonyms
childbed fever
puerperal fever
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