English Explanatory Dictionary

placenta praevia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta is inserted partially or completely in the lower segment of the uterus (above the opening of the cervix).

Word forms

placenta praevia placenta previa

Etymology

From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.

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