puerperal

(pyo̵̅o̅ ʉr′pər əl)

adjective

of or connected with childbirth

Origin: < L puerpera, woman in labor < puer, boy (see poultry) + parere, to bear (see -parous)

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adjective

Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.

Origin:

Origin: From Latin puerper, a woman in childbed

Origin: : puer, child, boy; see pau-¹ in Indo-European roots

Origin: + parere, to bear; see -parous

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