puerperal /pu·er·per·al/ (-al) pertaining to a puerpera or to the puerperium.
puerperal
puerperal (pūer´p
rl),
pu·er·per·al (py -ûr p r-l)adj. Relating to, connected with, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following childbirth. |
puerperal
[pyo̅o̅·er′pərəl]
Etymology: L, puerpus, childbirth
1 pertaining to the period immediately after childbirth.
2 pertaining to a woman (a puerpera) who has just given birth to an infant.
puerperal (pūer´p
rl),adj relating to or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following. See also postpartum.
puerperal
pertaining to a puerpera or to the puerperium.
puerperal fever
puerperal laminitis
see laminitis.
puerperal metritis
infection of the uterus in a puerperal female.
puerperal psychosis
1. whelping bitches sometimes display frenzied, destructive behavior and aggression.
2. sows, see farrowing hysteria.
puerperal tetanus
see tetanus.
puerperal tetany
see puerperal tetany.
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