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Childbed fever Moderate

Childbed fever has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

puerperal fever

See Also
puerperal fever
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
blood poisoning
Rhyming Words
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