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ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does abruptio placentae mean? 

ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE (noun)
  The noun ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE has 1 sense:

1. a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterusplay

  Familiarity information: ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("abruptio placentae" is a kind of...):

disorder; upset (a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning)


 Context examples 


Hypoxia in utero, caused by conditions such as inadequate placental function (often abruptio placentae), preeclamptic toxicity, prolapse of the umbilical cord, or complications from anesthetic administration.

(Fetal Hypoxia, NCI Thesaurus)



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