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placenta previa

placenta previa is the alternative form of placenta praevia.

Meaning of placenta praevia

Noun

placenta praevia

  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).
    • The description of case 2980 leaves it uncertain whether this is a case of placenta praevia, but in the notebook is mentioned: "The afterbirth was in front of the child in the mouth of the womb and stuck very fast. Could not remove it completely".1987, G. J. Kloosterman, Some Obstetric Comments on Vrouw Schrader's Notebook and Memoirs, Hilary Marland (editor), Mother and Child Were Saved: The Memoirs (1693-1740) of the Frisian Midwife...

Forms of placenta previa

pluralplacenta previas

Questions about placenta previa

What is placenta previa the alternative form of?
Placenta previa is the alternative form of placenta praevia.

Words near placenta previa in the dictionary

  1. placenta
  2. placenta cake
  3. placenta cakes
  4. placenta praevia
  5. placenta praevias
  6. placenta previa
  7. placenta previas
  8. placentae
  9. placental
  10. placental abruption
  11. placental abruptions

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