abruption
IPA: ʌbrˈʌpʃʌn
noun
- (archaic) A sudden termination or interruption.
- A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
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Examples of "abruption" in Sentences
- Placental abruption can cause bleeding.
- Placental abruption is a true obstetric emergency.
- He said: This is called an abruption and it is a problem for the mother and the baby.
- I was having a placental abruption: unless they got the baby out fast, they said, we would both die.
- By some miracle, she managed to not suffer the most common side effects of abruption — cerebral palsey.
- They diagnosed her with placental abruption, a premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.
- Doctors thought she might have “placental abruption”, and that the baby would be at risk of being stillborn.
- What I got was 10 hours of back labor (without meds) and then placental abruption and a C-section without an epidural.
- The ad is about how Mr. Tebow's mother was advised to abort her son following a placental abruption, but she refused and, well, now we have Tim Tebow.
- Some reasons to undertake such procedures, as suggested by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, include: pregnancy-related high blood pressure; infection in the uterus; and leaking amniotic fluid without labor starting or a placental abruption -- that is, the placenta, which nourishes the baby, peels away from the uterus, a very rare complication requiring immediate attention.