HyperDic: placenta_previa

English > 1 sense of the expression placenta previa:
NOUNstateplacenta previapregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part)
English > placenta previa: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaningpregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery / delivery by cesarean section may be necessary.
Broaderpregnancy, gestation, maternityThe state of being pregnant
Spanishplacenta previa

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