placenta praevia en · NOUN
Etymology
From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.
Meanings
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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).
A second trimester low-lying placenta which is posterior or centrally located over the os is more likely to persist as a placenta praevia at term.
2007, D. K. Dutta, Dutta's Obstetrics Haemorrhage: Made Easy, page 128:1987, G. J. Kloosterman, Some Obstetric Comments on Vrouw Schrader's Notebook and Memoirs, Hilary Marland (editor), Mother and Child Were Saved: The Memoirs (1693-1740) of the Frisian Midwife Catharina Schrader, page 35, The description of case 2980 leaves it uncertain whether this is a case of placenta praevia, but in the notebook is mentioned: "The afterbirth was in front of the child in the mouth of the womb and stuck very fast. Could not remove it completely".
If placenta praevia is identified, further imaging should be undertaken to ascertain the presence of placenta accreta.
2011, David Levy, “8: Obstetric Haemorrhage”, in Ian Johnston, William Harrop-Griffiths, Leslie Gemmell, editors, AAGBI Core Topics in Anaesthesia 2012, page 110:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| placenta previa | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (13)
sl predležeča posteljica (complication of pregnancy) · cmn 前置胎盤 /前置胎盘 (complication of pregnancy) · vi nhau tiền đạo (complication of pregnancy) · es placenta previa (complication of pregnancy) · ca placenta prèvia (complication of pregnancy) · ro placentă previa (complication of pregnancy) · ja 前置胎盤 (complication of pregnancy) · fi etinen istukka (complication of pregnancy) · mk заседната постелка (complication of pregnancy) · fr placenta praevia (complication of pregnancy) · pt placenta prévia (complication of pregnancy) · ko 전치태반 (complication of pregnancy) · pl łożysko przodujące (complication of pregnancy)