puerperal
pu·er·per·al
adj \pyü-ˈər-p(ə-)rəl\Definition of PUERPERAL
: of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following <puerperal infection> <puerperal depression>
Origin of PUERPERAL
Latin puerpera woman in childbirth, from puer child + parere to give birth to — more at pare
First Known Use: 1768
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