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pu·er·per·al | \ pyü-ˈər-p(ə-)rəl 
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\Definition of puerperal
: of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following
puerperal infection puerperal depression
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puerperal
adjectivepu·er·per·al | \ pyü-ˈər-p(ə-)rəl \
\Medical Definition of puerperal
: of, relating to, or occurring during childbirth or the period immediately following
puerperal infection puerperal depression
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The first known use of puerperal was in 1716
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