placentitisn.
/ˌplas(ə)nˈtʌɪtᵻs/, U.S. /ˌplæs(ə)nˈtaɪdᵻs/ Medicine.
Inflammation of the placenta; a form of this.
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placenta praevia1785
placentitis1836
1836 J. Y. Simpson in Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 45 283 Placentitis, or Inflammation of the Placenta, would appear to be in some cases acute, in others chronic.
1871 J. King Amer. Eclectic Obstetr. 179 Placentitis, hydatids, or fatty degeneration of the placenta, rupture of the umbilical vein, etc., will also produce it [sc. abortion].
1889 A. H. Buck Ref. Handbk. Med. Sci. VII. 5/1 Those cases of adhesion of the placenta to the head of the fœtus..are to be referred to intrauterine disease, probably a placentitis.
1967 Science 29 Sept. 1573/2 The placentitis did not resemble that which accompanies such antenatal viral infections as rubella, cytomegalovirus disease, herpes, vaccinia, or varicella.
1990 Lancet 11 Aug. 360/1 Spiramycin concentrates in tissues, especially in the placenta, and has a biological half-life of 8 hours, thus reducing the risk of toxoplasmal placentitis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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