noun
definition
A sudden termination or interruption.
definition
A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
Examples of abruption in a Sentence
Carla had her first baby at 19 years old and suffered a placental abruption.
I had a really traumatic birth, he was born 2 mths early by emergency c-section due to me having a placenta abruption.
If it is a complete abruption, the baby's blood flow will be cut off completely.
The sexy singer reportedly suffered from placental abruption, which can kill a fetus in just two hours.
She has been admitted to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, FL with possible placenta abruption.
Women who smoke are much more likely to face serious pregnancy complications such as placenta previa and placental abruption.
The risk of placental abruption is higher in multiple births and in women with high blood pressure.
Structural abnormalities of the placenta, premature detachment of the placenta from the uterine wall (abruption), and placental infections (chorioamnionitis) are thought to pose some risk for CP.
If the uterus is not relaxing or if the resting tone is rising, this can be an indication of a placental abruption (the tearing away of the placenta from the wall of the uterus).
During pregnancy spotting may be also be sign of a placental problem such as placenta previa (when the placenta covers the cervix) or a placental abruption (when the placenta disenganges prematurely).
Placental abruption is more likely in triplet pregnancies than in single gestations.
The abruption occurs when the placenta separates from the wall of the uterus.