Pu-ěr'per-al, a.
a. [Fr. puerpéral, Sp. puerperal, It. puerperale, Lat. as if puerperalis, from puerpera, a lying-in woman, from puer, child, boy, and parere, to bear.] Pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.
a. [Fr. puerpéral, Sp. puerperal, It. puerperale, Lat. as if puerperalis, from puerpera, a lying-in woman, from puer, child, boy, and parere, to bear.] Pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.