abruptio placentae

ab·rup·tio pla·cen·tae

noun
\ə-ˌbrəp-shē-ˌō-plə-ˈsent-(ˌ)ē, -tē-ˌō-\

plural abruptio pla·cen·ta·rum \-ˌplas-^ən-ˈtar-əm, -ˈtär-\ or ab·rup·ti·o·nes placentarum \-shē-ˌō-(ˌ)nēz-, -tē-ˌō-ˌnās-\

Definition of ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE

: premature detachment of the placenta from the wall of the uterus—called also ablatio placentae