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Childbed Fever

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion, usually attributable to unsanitary conditions

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
puerperal fever
plural
Childbed Fevers
possessive
Childbed Fever's
pluralpossessive
Childbed Fevers'