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childbed fever

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childbed fever  
n.  See puerperal fever.
puerperal fever  
n.  An illness resulting from infection of the endometrium following childbirth or abortion, marked by fever and septicemia and usually caused by unsterile technique. Also called childbed fever.
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Main Entry: childbed fever
Function: noun
: PUERPERAL FEVER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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childbed fever child·bed fever (chīld'běd')
n.
See puerperal fever.

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