PUERPERAL


Meaning of PUERPERAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pyü-ˈər-p(ə-)rəl ]

adjective

Etymology: Latin puerpera woman in childbirth, from puer child + parere to give birth to — more at pare

Date: 1768

: of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following

puerperal infection

puerperal depression

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