Meanings
plural placental abruptions
- The tearing away of the placenta from uterus or the breaking apart of the placenta.
Should the mother have a placental abruption that puts either the mother or the baby at risk, an emergency C-section is usually performed.
Synonyms: ablatio placentae, abruptio placentae
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe tearing away of the placenta from uterus or the breaking apart of the placenta.
Translations
Dutch plots loskomen van de moederkoek
- plots loskomen van de moederkoektearing away of the placenta
Spanish desprendimiento prematuro de placenta
- desprendimiento prematuro de placentatearing away of the placenta
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with placental abruption
Cite this entry
placental abruption. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placental%20abruption
“placental abruption.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/placental%20abruption. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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