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puerperal fever

Syllabification: (pu·er·per·al fe·ver)
Pronunciation: /pyo͞oˈərpərəl/

Definition of puerperal fever

noun

  • fever caused by uterine infection following childbirth.

puerperal fever in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of puerperal fever in the British & World English dictionary