| NOUN | state | childbed fever, puerperal fever | serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions) |
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| Meaning | serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon. | |
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| Synonym | puerperal fever | |
| Broader | blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia | invasion of the bloodstream by virulent microorganisms from a focus of infection |
| Catalan | febre puerperal | |
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