# placenta praevia

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta is inserted partially or completely in the lower segment of the uterus (above the opening of the cervix).

## Etymology
From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.

## Source
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