[puerperal fever] n (1768): an abnormal condition that results from infection of the placental site following delivery or abortion and is characterized in mild form by fever but in serious cases the infection may spread through the uterine wall or pass into the bloodstream--called also childbed fever, puerperal sepsis
PUERPERAL FEVER
Meaning of PUERPERAL FEVER in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012