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Childbed fever

Childbed fever Meaning & Definition
Childbed fever Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Childbed fever?

[n] serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon

Synonyms | Synonyms for Childbed fever: puerperal fever

Related Terms | Find terms related to Childbed fever:

See Also | blood poisoning | septicaemia | septicemia

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