puerperal en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/ (proscribed)
- /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ (General-American)
Etymology
From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
puerperal mastitis
- (broadly, not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also: ▸ Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
Deriveds
puerperally · puerperal fever · puerperalism · extrapuerperal · nonpuerperal
Relateds
intrapartum · parous · postpartum · puerperium · prepartum · antepartum · peripartum
Translations (5)
it puerperale (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth) · fi lapsivuode- (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth) · fi synnytys- (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth) · el επιλόχειος (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth) · es puerperal (Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth)