abruptio placentae

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin ("a breaking off of the placenta").

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɹʌp.ʃiˌoʊ pləˈsɛnˌti/, /ɑˈbɹʊp.tiˌoʊ plɑˈkɛnˌti/

Noun

abruptio placentae (plural abruptio placentarum or abruptiones placentarum)

  1. (gynaecology) A premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.[1][First attested in the mid 20th century.][2]

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References

  1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
  2. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 8
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