| 单词 | puerperal fever |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspuerperal fever 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. < as lemmas |
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