placenta praevia
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placenta praevia
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From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.
noun placenta previa
- 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). 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 Catharina Schrader, page 35, The description of case 2980 leaves it uncertain whether this is a case of plac
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noun complication of pregnancy
| Español | placenta previa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 전치태반 jeonchitaeban |
| 日本語 | 前置胎盤 zenchi taiban |
| 中文 | 前置胎盤 /前置胎盘 qiánzhì tāipán |
| Português | placenta prévia |
| Français | placenta praevia |
| Română | placentă previa |
| Tiếng Việt | nhau tiền đạo |
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title = {placenta praevia},
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