abruptio placentae

noun

ab·rup·tio pla·cen·tae | \ ə-ˌbrəp-shē-ˌō-plə-ˈsent-(ˌ)ē

, -tē-ˌō-

plural abruptio placentarum\ -ˌplas-ᵊn-ˈtar-əm

, -ˈtär-

\ or abruptiones placentarum\ -shē-ˌō-(ˌ)nēz-

, -tē-ˌō-ˌnās-

Medical Definition of abruptio placentae

: premature detachment of the placenta from the wall of the uterus

— called also ablatio placentae