puerperal
41puerperal — pu·er·per·al …
42puerperal — adj. relating to childbirth or the period that immediately follows it …
43puerperal — pu•er•per•al [[t]pyuˈɜr pər əl[/t]] adj. 1) med of or pertaining to a woman in childbirth 2) med pertaining to or connected with childbirth • Etymology: 1760–70; < NL puerperālis of childbirth. See puerpera, al I …
44puerperal — /pjuˈɜpərəl / (say pyooh erpuhruhl) adjective 1. of or relating to a woman in childbirth. 2. relating to or consequent on childbirth. {New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerperus bringing forth children} …
45puerperal — a. pertaining to childbirth. ♦ puerperium, n. condition immediately following childbirth …
46puerperal — The condition of a woman in the labor of child birth. Relating to childbirth …
47PUERPÉRAL, ALE — adj. T. de Médecine Il n’est guère usité que dans cette expression : Fièvre puerpérale, Fièvre qui atteint les femmes en couches …
48puerperal fever — (pu er per al) An acute, febrile condition following childbirth; it is characterized by infection of the uterus and/or adjacent regions and is caused by streptococci …
49puerperal depression — a state of pathological sadness that sometimes affects a woman soon after the birth of her baby. The condition usually starts suddenly and without warning on the second or third day after delivery and usually resolves in about two months. In most …
50puerperal infection — infection of the female genital tract arising as a complication of childbirth …