Diseases

Abruptio Placentae

Premature separation of the normally implanted PLACENTA from the UTERUS. Signs of varying degree of severity include UTERINE BLEEDING, uterine MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, and FETAL DISTRESS or FETAL DEATH.

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Premature separation of the normally implanted PLACENTA from the UTERUS. Signs of varying degree of severity include UTERINE BLEEDING, uterine MUSCLE HYPERTONIA, and FETAL DISTRESS or FETAL DEATH.

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  • Placental Abruption
  • Abruption, Placental
  • Abruptions, Placental
  • Placental Abruptions

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Abruptio Placentae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000037. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000037
  2. Abruptio Placentae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placental_abruption
  3. Abruptio Placentae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388113