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单词 puerperal fever
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puerperal fever


noun Pathology.

a systemic bacterial infection of the endometrium characterized by fever, rapid heartbeat, uterine tenderness, and malodorous discharge, chiefly occurring in women after childbirth, usually as the result of unsterile obstetric procedures.

Origin of puerperal fever

First recorded in 1760–70

Words nearby puerperal fever

puerilism, puerility, puerpera, puerperal, puerperal eclampsia, puerperal fever, puerperal metritis, puerperal psychosis, puerperal septicemia, puerperal tetanus, puerperant
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British Dictionary definitions for puerperal fever

puerperal fever

noun

a serious, formerly widespread, form of blood poisoning caused by infection contracted during childbirth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for puerperal fever

puerperal fever

n.

An illness caused by infection of the endometrium following childbirth or an abortion, marked by fever and septicemia and usually caused by unsterile technique.childbed fever
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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