- 1. n. serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon Source: wordnet
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puerperal fever
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abortionattributablechildbirthconditionscontractedformformerlynowsepticemiaseriousuncommonunsanitarywidespreadwoman
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