abruptio placentae

English

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin abruptiō placentae (literally “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]
    Synonyms: ablatio placentae, placental abruption

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-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abruptio placentae”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 8.
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