| Word | puerperal fever |
|---|---|
| Definition | n. A fever caused by infection following childbirth. |
| Sentence | The doctor and his colleagues said it was puerperal fever, which in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred ends in death. |
| Source | Anna Karenina, IV.XVII, p.414 |
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