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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

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

  1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
    • puerperal mastitis
  2. (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)