Term: puerperal fever: serious form of septicemia contracted by a woman during childbirth or abortion (usually attributable to unsanitary conditions); formerly widespread but now uncommon
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: conk: informal term for the nose
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: conjunction: (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: arctocephalus: fur seals
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: marquis: nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: hakka: a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Canton, and Taiwan) who migrated from the north in the 12th century
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: paintbox: a box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists' paint
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: theravada: one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through your own efforts; a conservative form of Buddhism that adheres to Pali scriptures and the non-theistic ideal of self purification to nirvana; the dominant religion of Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Myanmar (Burma) and Thailand and Laos and Cambodia
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: silver lime: large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: formality: a requirement of etiquette or custom
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: esprit de corps: the spirit of a group that makes the members want the group to succeed