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puerperal

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pu·er·per·al  (py-ûrpr-l)
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.]

puerperal [pew-er-per-al]
Adjective
concerning the period following childbirth [Latin puerperium childbirth]
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Adj.1.puerperal - relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth


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