Puerperal Fever Definition

noun
Sepsis occurring, esp. formerly, after childbirth.
Webster's New World
An illness resulting from infection of the endometrium following childbirth or abortion, marked by fever and septicemia and usually caused by unsterile technique.
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puerperal fever
Plural:
puerperal-fevers

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