Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maternal death

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables
ma-ter-nal death
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

maternal deaths (plural)

Phrases

direct maternal death ectopic pregnancy indirect maternal death puerperal sepsis sentinel event

Frequently Paired Words

direct maternal death eclampsia ectopic pregnancy indirect maternal death puerperal sepsis sentinel event

Questions

What does maternal death mean?
The death of a woman that occurs directly related to the procreative process; obstetric death.

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