PUERPERAL FEVER


Meaning of PUERPERAL FEVER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.