RETAINED PLACENTA
\ɹɪtˈe͡ɪnd pləsˈɛntə], \ɹɪtˈeɪnd pləsˈɛntə], \ɹ_ɪ_t_ˈeɪ_n_d p_l_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\
Definitions of RETAINED PLACENTA
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A placenta which is either adherent or incarcerated by irregular uterine contractions, and which in consequence fails to be expelled after birth. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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