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childbed fever
noun(childbed fever)
puerperal fever
childbed fever
noun(childbed fever)
an abnormal condition that results from infection of the placental site following delivery or abortion and is characterized in mild form by fever but in serious cases the infection may spread through the uterine wall or pass into the bloodstream —called also childbed fever, puerperal sepsis

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