ALL meanings of puerperal fever
pu·er·per·al fe·ver
P p - noun puerperal fever a systemic bacterial infection of the endometrium characterized by fever, rapid heartbeat, uterine tenderness, and malodorous discharge, chiefly occurring in women after childbirth, usually as the result of unsterile obstetric procedures. 1
- noun puerperal fever post-childbirth infection 1
- noun puerperal fever a serious, formerly widespread, form of blood poisoning caused by infection contracted during childbirth 0
- noun puerperal fever sepsis sometimes occurring during childbirth: formerly caused a high mortality rate in maternity wards before aseptic techniques were established in the 19th cent. 0