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Adjective: puerperal  pyoo'ur-pu-rul
  1. Relating to or connected with or occurring at the time of childbirth or shortly following, or to the woman who has just given birth
    "Anaerobic bacteria are involved in puerperal infections of the uterus in at least 50%"

See also: childbirth, puerpera, puerperium

Encyclopedia: Puerperal