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
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- childbed fever
- plural
- Puerperal Fevers
- possessive
- Puerperal Fever's
- pluralpossessive
- Puerperal Fevers'