Phrase guide

puerperal fever

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A fever, following childbirth or abortion, due to infection of the uterus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, obstetrics, pathology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: childbed fever

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: blood poisoning, septicemia, septicaemia

History

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 產褥熱 /产褥热 (chǎnrùrè) — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Czech: horečka omladnic — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Dutch: kraamvrouwenkoorts — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Dutch: kraamkoorts — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Finnish: lapsivuodekuume — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Hungarian: gyermekágyi láz — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Indonesian: demam nifas — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Malay: demam puerpera — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Māori: mate kitakita pirau — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Māori: mate kitakita whakapirau — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Polish: zakażenie połogowe — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Polish: gorączka połogowa — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Romanian: febră puerperală — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Russian: роди́льная горя́чка (rodílʹnaja gorjáčka) — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Swedish: barnsängsfeber — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Swedish: puerperalfeber — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Turkish: loğusa humması — fever due to infection of the uterus
  • Ukrainian: поло́го́ва гаря́чка (polóhóva harjáčka) — fever due to infection of the uterus