ablatio placentae
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ablatio (“carrying away”) + placentae (“flat cake”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ pləˈsɛnˌti/
Noun
ablatio placentae (uncountable)
- (medicine) Premature detachment of the placenta
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6