English

Noun

abruptio placentae ‎(plural abruptio placentarum or abruptiones placentarum)

1. (gynaecology) A premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.^[1][First attested in the mid 20^th century.]^[2]

Synonyms

• ablatio placentae

References

1. ↑ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], ISBN 0-87779-101-5), page 6
2. ↑ Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 8