puerperaladj.

Brit.

/pjuːˈəːp(ə)rəl/,

/pjuːˈəːp(ə)rl̩/, U.S.

/pjuˈərp(ə)rəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin puerpera , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin puerpera woman who has given birth ( < puer child (see puerile adj.) + -para , feminine of -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -al suffix¹.French puerpéral (1783 in fièvre puerpérale puerperal fever) is after the English word.

Chiefly Medicine.

Occurring or existing after childbirth; of, relating to, or designating the puerperium. Also: †of or relating to childbirth (obsolete rare).Recorded earliest in puerperal fever n. at Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > relating to

parturious1604

puerperial1648

puerperal1716

parturient1748

parturitive1853

intranatal1902

1716 E. Strother Criticon Febrium vii. 181 The Particles offending in the Puerperal Fever are to be evacuated by Sweats.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xvi. 225 Ilithya, arbitress Of pangs puerperal.

1858 J. C. Bucknill & D. H. Tuke Man. Psychol. Med. 238 This term, puerperal madness, is by different writers employed in a more or less comprehensive sense.

1898 Cosmopolitan Aug. 435/1 The occurrence of this symptom..during the puerperal period is probably due to a transient mental disturbance caused by the physical condition.

1924 Lancet 21 June 1292/1 The organisation for the care of puerperal women which is maintained at Bordeaux.

1996 Guardian 12 Mar. ii. 11/2 The most severe mood disorder is puerperal psychosis which affects about two in 1,000 new mothers.

Compounds

puerperal fever n. now chiefly historical fever occurring soon after childbirth; spec. = puerperal sepsis n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > puerperal sepsis or fever

childbed fever1701

puerperal fever1716

puerperal sepsis1885

1716Puerperal fever [see main sense].

1814 J. Armstrong Facts Rel. Fever called Puerperal p. vii Under the common term puerperal fever are comprehended..both the ordinary peritoneal inflammation, and the low malignant fever, of lying-in women, and these are considered as modifications of the same disease.

1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. v. 210 Bleeding is a favorite treatment with some physicians, as it is in puerperal fever.

1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 May 56/4 Semmelweiss..demonstrated how doctors spread puerperal fever by not washing their hands.

puerperal sepsis n. sepsis caused by streptococcal or other bacterial infection of the mother's genital tract after childbirth (or the birth of offspring).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > puerperal sepsis or fever

childbed fever1701

puerperal fever1716

puerperal sepsis1885

1885 Lancet 7 Mar. 417/2 Litten has called attention to the frequency of retinal hæmorrhages, particularly in the endocarditis of puerperal sepsis.

1955 Sci. News Let. 11 June 373/1 Puerperal sepsis, which is better known as childbed fever.

1992 D. A. Coleman & J. Salt Brit. Population (BNC) 46 Hospitals without hygiene helped the transmission of puerperal sepsis (childbed fever, a streptococcal infection).

Derivatives

puˈerperally adv. after childbirth; in the puerperium.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Puerperally, from puerperal fever or disorders connected with childbirth.

1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Nov. 505 In breech presentation and cases of caesarean section pelvimetry seemed to be of value, but in the latter group it should be performed puerperally to avoid the known radiation hazard to the fetus.

1985 Acta Cytologica 29 800 The maternal factors affecting the cytohormonal smear patterns of 200 puerperally fully lactating Nigerian women were studied.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puerperal
释义	puerperaladj. Brit. /pjuːˈəːp(ə)rəl/, /pjuːˈəːp(ə)rl̩/, U.S. /pjuˈərp(ə)rəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin puerpera , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin puerpera woman who has given birth ( < puer child (see puerile adj.) + -para , feminine of -parus : see -parous comb. form) + -al suffix¹.French puerpéral (1783 in fièvre puerpérale puerperal fever) is after the English word. Chiefly Medicine. Occurring or existing after childbirth; of, relating to, or designating the puerperium. Also: †of or relating to childbirth (obsolete rare).Recorded earliest in puerperal fever n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > birth > confinement > [adjective] > giving birth > relating to parturious1604 puerperial1648 puerperal1716 parturient1748 parturitive1853 intranatal1902 1716 E. Strother Criticon Febrium vii. 181 The Particles offending in the Puerperal Fever are to be evacuated by Sweats. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Iliad in Iliad & Odyssey I. xvi. 225 Ilithya, arbitress Of pangs puerperal. 1858 J. C. Bucknill & D. H. Tuke Man. Psychol. Med. 238 This term, puerperal madness, is by different writers employed in a more or less comprehensive sense. 1898 Cosmopolitan Aug. 435/1 The occurrence of this symptom..during the puerperal period is probably due to a transient mental disturbance caused by the physical condition. 1924 Lancet 21 June 1292/1 The organisation for the care of puerperal women which is maintained at Bordeaux. 1996 Guardian 12 Mar. ii. 11/2 The most severe mood disorder is puerperal psychosis which affects about two in 1,000 new mothers. Compounds puerperal fever n. now chiefly historical fever occurring soon after childbirth; spec. = puerperal sepsis n. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > puerperal sepsis or fever childbed fever1701 puerperal fever1716 puerperal sepsis1885 1716Puerperal fever [see main sense]. 1814 J. Armstrong Facts Rel. Fever called Puerperal p. vii Under the common term puerperal fever are comprehended..both the ordinary peritoneal inflammation, and the low malignant fever, of lying-in women, and these are considered as modifications of the same disease. 1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. v. 210 Bleeding is a favorite treatment with some physicians, as it is in puerperal fever. 1996 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 9 May 56/4 Semmelweiss..demonstrated how doctors spread puerperal fever by not washing their hands. puerperal sepsis n. sepsis caused by streptococcal or other bacterial infection of the mother's genital tract after childbirth (or the birth of offspring). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > disorders of pregnancy or birth > [noun] > puerperal sepsis or fever childbed fever1701 puerperal fever1716 puerperal sepsis1885 1885 Lancet 7 Mar. 417/2 Litten has called attention to the frequency of retinal hæmorrhages, particularly in the endocarditis of puerperal sepsis. 1955 Sci. News Let. 11 June 373/1 Puerperal sepsis, which is better known as childbed fever. 1992 D. A. Coleman & J. Salt Brit. Population (BNC) 46 Hospitals without hygiene helped the transmission of puerperal sepsis (childbed fever, a streptococcal infection). Derivatives puˈerperally adv. after childbirth; in the puerperium. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Puerperally, from puerperal fever or disorders connected with childbirth. 1975 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 29 Nov. 505 In breech presentation and cases of caesarean section pelvimetry seemed to be of value, but in the latter group it should be performed puerperally to avoid the known radiation hazard to the fetus. 1985 Acta Cytologica 29 800 The maternal factors affecting the cytohormonal smear patterns of 200 puerperally fully lactating Nigerian women were studied. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1716
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