placenta praevia

A normal pregnancy, left, and placenta praevia

Meaning

Noun

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).

Origin

From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.

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