puerperalism

[pu-er´per-al-izm″]

a morbid condition incident to childbirth.

/pu·er·per·al·ism/ (-al-izm) morbid condition incident to childbirth.

(pū-ĕr′pĕr-ăl-ĭzm) [L. puer, child, + parere, to bring forth, to bear, + Gr. -ismos, condition]

A pathological condition accompanying childbirth.

a morbid condition incident to parturition.

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