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English noun: puerperal fever | |||
| 1. | puerperal fever (state) serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon | ||
| Synonyms | childbed fever | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia | ||
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