placenta praevia
placenta praevia · placenta praevias
placenta previa
placenta praevia
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placenta prévia
A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta is inserted partially or completely…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).
Translations
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1 sensesA 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).
Origin
From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.
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