placenta praevia


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
placenta praevia /ˈpriːvɪə/ (US placenta previa)
noun Medicine a condition in which the placenta partially or wholly blocks the neck of the uterus, so interfering with normal delivery of a baby.
– origin C19: from L. praevia ‘going before’, fem. of praevius.
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