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Puerperal 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
childbed fever
plural
Puerperal Fevers
possessive
Puerperal Fever's
pluralpossessive
Puerperal Fevers'