abruptio placentae
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from New Latin abruptiō placentae (literally “a breaking off of the placenta”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
abruptio placentae (plural abruptio placentarum or abruptiones placentarum)
- (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 edit
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN), page 6
- ^ 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.