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puerperal
pu·er·per·al [ pyoo úrpərəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
relating to childbirth: relating to childbirth or the time immediately following childbirth
[Mid-18th century. < Latin puerperus "bearing children" < puer "child" + -parus "bearing"]
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