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Definition: Puerperal Fever |
Puerperal FeverNoun1. Serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Puerperal FeverSynonym: childbed fever (n). (additional references) |
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 | In the last century, infections by Streptococcus pyogenes, (S. hemolyticus), claimed many lives, especially since the organism was the most important cause of puerperal fever and scarlet fever. Streptococci. Credit: CDC. |  | A pus specimen, viewed using Pappenheim's stain. Last century, infections by S. pyogenes claimed many lives especially since the organism was the most important cause of puerperal fever and scarlet fever. Streptococci. Credit: CDC. |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
puerperal fever | 8 |
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| Language | Translations for "puerperal fever"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | puerperium infectiosum, puerperalfeber, barselsfeber. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kraamvrouwenkoorts, febris puerperalis. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | fièvre puerpéral. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Wochenfieber, Wochenbettfieber. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | lochiopira, febbre puerperale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "褥熱 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | さ"じょくねつ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Manx | chiassaghey soalley. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | uerperalpay everfay родильная горячка (parturient infection). (various references) fiebre puerperal. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-e-f-l-p-p-r-r-r-u-v" | |
-5 letters: puerperal. | |
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