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Abstract
A placenta that fails to be expelled after BIRTH of the FETUS. A PLACENTA is retained when the UTERUS fails to contract after the delivery of its content, or when the placenta is abnormally attached to the MYOMETRIUM.
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Synonyms
3 entry terms
- Placenta, Retained
- Placentas, Retained
- Retained Placentas
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Aspects Covered
32 allowable subheadings
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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check the tags FEMALE & PREGNANCY
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Previous Indexing
- Placenta (1966-1994)
- Placenta Diseases (1970-1994)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Retained Placenta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018457. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018457
- Retained Placenta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retained_placenta
- Retained Placenta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7316626