| puerperal haemoglobinaemia | <haematology, obstetrics> A sudden, severe haemolytic disease that appears sporadically in well nourished dairy cows 2 to 4 weeks after calving, and usually occurs in stabled animals in the winter and early spring; the cause is not known, although the disease is often associated with hypophosphatemia. Synonym: puerperal haemoglobinaemia, puerperal haemoglobinuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| puerperal haemoglobinuria | <haematology, obstetrics> A sudden, severe haemolytic disease that appears sporadically in well nourished dairy cows 2 to 4 weeks after calving, and usually occurs in stabled animals in the winter and early spring; the cause is not known, although the disease is often associated with hypophosphatemia. Synonym: puerperal haemoglobinaemia, puerperal haemoglobinuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal infection | An infection occurring in the puerperium or postpartum period. (12 Dec 1998) |
| puerperal mastitis | Mastitis, usually suppurative, occurring in the later part of the puerperium. Synonym: lactational mastitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal morbidity | Illness arising during the first 10 days of the postpartum period, i.e., a temperature of 38캜 (100.4캟) or more on any two days of the first 10, excluding the first 24 hours. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal period | The period elapsing between the termination of labour and the return of the generative tract to its normal condition; the 6 weeks following the completion of labour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal phlebitis | An extreme edematous swelling of the leg following childbirth, due to thrombosis of the iliofemoral veins. Synonym: leukophlegmasia dolens, milk leg, puerperal phlebitis, thrombotic phlegmasia, white leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal psychosis | <obstetrics, psychiatry> An acute mental disorder with depression in the mother following childbirth. Synonym: puerperal psychosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal sepsis | Postpartum sepsis with a rise in fever after the first 24 hours following delivery, but before the eleventh postpartum day. Synonym: childbed fever, puerperal sepsis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal septicaemia | A severe bloodstream infection resulting from an obstetric delivery or procedure. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal tetanus | Tetanus occurring during the puerperium from infection of the obstetric wound. Synonym: postpartum tetanus, uterine tetanus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperant | Synonym: puerperal. 2. A puerpera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperium | <obstetrics> The period or state of confinement after labour. (18 Nov 1997) |
| puerto rico | An island in the greater antilles in the west indies. Its capital is san juan. It is a self-governing commonwealth in union with the united states. It was discovered by columbus in 1493 but no colonization was attempted until 1508. It belonged to spain until ceded to the united states in 1898. It became a commonwealth with autonomy in internal affairs in 1952. Columbus named the island san juan for st. John's day, the monday he arrived, and the bay puerto rico, rich harbor. The island became puerto rico officially in 1932. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Puestow procedure | Longitudinal pancreaticojejunostomy for treatment of chronic pancreatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |