puerperal
English
Etymology
From New Latin puerperālis, from Latin puerpera (“woman in childbirth”), from puer (“child”) + pariō (“I bear”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /pjuˈɝpəɹəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pjuˈɜːpəɹəl/
- (proscribed) IPA(key): /ˈpwɛɹpəɹəl/ (spelling pronunciation)
Adjective
puerperal (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or associated with the puerperium (the first month of postpartum), or, sometimes also:
- (broadly) Of, pertaining to, or associated with the peripartum period including childbirth.
Derived terms
- extrapuerperal
- puerperal fever
- puerperal and nonpuerperal mastitis
Related terms
- antepartum
- intrapartum
- parous
- peripartum
- prepartum
- postpartum
- puerperium
Translations
Of or pertaining to or associated with childbirth
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Portuguese
Adjective
puerperal m or f (plural puerperais)
- puerperal
Related terms
- puérpera
- puerpério
Romanian
Etymology
From French puerpérale.
Adjective
puerperal m or n (feminine singular puerperală, masculine plural puerperali, feminine and neuter plural puerperale)
- puerperal
Declension
Declension of puerperal
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | puerperal | puerperală | puerperali | puerperale | ||
| definite | puerperalul | puerperala | puerperalii | puerperalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | puerperal | puerperale | puerperali | puerperale | ||
| definite | puerperalului | puerperalei | puerperalilor | puerperalelor | |||
Spanish
Adjective
puerperal (plural puerperales)
- puerperal
Further reading
- “puerperal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014