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placental abruptions

placental abruptions is the plural of placental abruption.

Meaning of placental abruption

Noun

placental abruption (plural placental abruptions)

  1. 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.

Questions about placental abruptions

What is placental abruptions the plural of?
Placental abruptions is the plural of placental abruption.

Words near placental abruptions in the dictionary

  1. placenta previa
  2. placenta previas
  3. placentae
  4. placental
  5. placental abruption
  6. placental abruptions
  7. placentalian
  8. placentally
  9. placentals
  10. placentaria
  11. placentarian

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