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Webster 1913 Edition

Puerperal

Pu-er′per-al

,
Adj.
[L.
puerpera
a lying-in woman;
puer
child +
parere
to bear: cf. F.
puerpéral
.]
Of or pertaining to childbirth;
as, a
puerperal
fever
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Puerperal

PUER'PERAL

,
Adj.
[L. puerpera, a lying-in-woman; puer, a boy, and pario, to bear.] Pertaining to childbirth; as a puerperal fever.

Definition 2024

puerperal

puerperal

English

Adjective

puerperal ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to or associated with childbirth.

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Etymology

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

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