serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
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childbed fever::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | puerperal fever |
| Type of | blood poisoning, septicaemia, septicemia |
Examples of childbed fever
childbed fever
In fact, Semmelweis was warning against all decaying organic matter, not just against a specific contagion that originated from victims of childbed fever themselves.
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It had a strong protective action against infections caused by streptococci, including blood infections, childbed fever, and erysipelas, and a lesser effect on infections caused by other cocci.
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