puerperal
adjUS /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/ · UK /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/
Etymology From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“to bear”).
1
Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also
- puerperal mastitis
› Of, pertaining to, or associated with the…
2
Broadly Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
- Derived terms
- extrapuerperal, nonpuerperal, puerperal fever, puerperalism, puerperally
- Related terms
- antepartum, intrapartum, parous, peripartum, postpartum, prepartum, puerperium