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puerperal

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pu⋅er⋅per⋅al

  [pyoo-ur-per-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to a woman in childbirth.
2. pertaining to or connected with childbirth.
Origin:
1760–70; < NL puerperālis of childbirth. See puerpera, -al 1
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pu·er·per·al   (pyōō-ûr'pər-əl)   
adj.  Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.

[From Latin puerper, a woman in childbed : puer, child, boy; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots + parere, to bear; see -parous.]
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Word Origin & History

puerperal 
1768, from L. puerpera "bearing a child," from puer "child, boy" (see puerility) + parere "to bear" (see parent).
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pu·er·per·al
Pronunciation: pyü-'&r-p(&-)r&l
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or occurring duringchildbirth or the period immediately following <puerperal infection> <puerperal depression>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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puerperal pu·er·per·al (py&oomacr;-ûr'pər-əl)
adj.
Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth.

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