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Disease or Syndrome
puerperal disorder
pu·er·per·al dis·or·der
Subclass of:
Pregnancy Complications
Definitions related to puerperal disorders:
  • Disorders occurring to the mother in the period immediately following delivery.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Disorders or diseases associated with PUERPERIUM, the six-to-eight-week period immediately after PARTURITION in humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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