puerperal fever puerperal • puerperalism · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · puerperal fever · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 15 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon. Synonyms: puerperal fever, childbed fever. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · childbed fever · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 l latin small letter l U+006C p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 u latin small letter u U+0075 v latin small letter v U+0076