pu·er·per·al (py -ûr p r-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 [pjuːˈɜːpərəl]
adj
(Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) of, relating to, or occurring during the puerperium
[from New Latin puerperālis relating to childbirth; see puerperium]
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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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