placental abruption

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ʌpʃən

Noun

placental abruption (plural placental abruptions)

1. 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