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puerperal.

Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also

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Meaning & usage

adj/pjuˈɝpəɹəl/General-American/pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/proscribed
  1. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also

    not-comparable
    puerperal mastitis
  2. Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also: Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.

    broadly · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).

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