(n) serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon, Syn.childbed fever
(n) administration of a nutritionally adequate solution through a catheter into the vena cava; used in cases of long-term coma or severe burns or severe gastrointestinal syndromes, Syn.hyperalimentation, TPN
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. [ L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerpéral. ] Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever. [ 1913 Webster ]
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