单词 | puerperal sepsis |
释义 | > as lemmaspuerperal sepsis puerperal sepsis n. sepsis caused by streptococcal or other bacterial infection of the mother's genital tract after childbirth (or the birth of offspring). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > puerperal sepsis or fever childbed fever1701 puerperal fever1716 puerperal sepsis1885 1885 Lancet 7 Mar. 417/2 Litten has called attention to the frequency of retinal hæmorrhages, particularly in the endocarditis of puerperal sepsis. 1955 Sci. News Let. 11 June 373/1 Puerperal sepsis, which is better known as childbed fever. 1992 D. A. Coleman & J. Salt Brit. Population (BNC) 46 Hospitals without hygiene helped the transmission of puerperal sepsis (childbed fever, a streptococcal infection). < as lemmas |
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