placental abruption

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌpʃən

Noun

placental abruption (plural placental abruptions)

The tearing away of the placenta from uterus or the breaking apart of the placenta.
Synonyms: ablatio placentae, abruptio placentae

Should the mother have a placental abruption that puts either the mother or the baby at risk, an emergency C-section is usually performed.

Translations

tearing away of the placenta

Dutch: plots loskomen van de moederkoek n
Spanish: desprendimiento prematuro de placenta m

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