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abruptio placentae

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Noun1.abruptio placentae - a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterusabruptio placentae - a disorder of pregnancy in which the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus
disorder, upset - a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning; "the doctor prescribed some medicine for the disorder"; "everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time"


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Although maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy has been associated with adverse outcomes such as FAS, stillbirth, miscarriage, being small-for-gestational age, low birth weight, pre- and postmature birth, and abruptio placentae, the precise mechanisms are not known.
Common etiologies include sepsis, burns, amniotic fluid embolism, abruptio placentae, trauma, snakebite, acute leukemias, and other malignancies, particularly adenocarcinomas.
 
 
 
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