abruption
noun
abrup·tion ə-ˈbrəp-shən 
: a sudden breaking off or away
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web In September 2020, Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss with the couple's third baby, son Jack, due to partial placenta abruption. 
Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 In the same year, Teigen wrote in an essay explaining that doctors diagnosed her with a partial placental abruption. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 In September 2020, Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss with the couple's third baby, son Jack, due to partial placenta abruption. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 In September 2020, Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss with the couple's third baby, son Jack, due to partial placenta abruption. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The former model, who has been public about fertility struggles, lost a son in 2020 after issues with bleeding and placenta abruption. Doha Madani, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 The baby, who was subsequently delivered early, had not been getting oxygen due to a placental abruption caused by the crash, the affidavit said. Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2022 Additionally, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine reports that fibroids can increase your risk for placental problems, including placental abruption and placenta previa. Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2021 Those emergencies can include induction, emergency C-section, hemorrhaging after birth, eclampsia, placental abruption, or the immediate need of a large medical team in a way that was unknown prior to labor or delivery. Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 10 Nov. 2021 See More
Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 In the same year, Teigen wrote in an essay explaining that doctors diagnosed her with a partial placental abruption. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 In September 2020, Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss with the couple's third baby, son Jack, due to partial placenta abruption. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022 In September 2020, Teigen suffered a pregnancy loss with the couple's third baby, son Jack, due to partial placenta abruption. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2022 The former model, who has been public about fertility struggles, lost a son in 2020 after issues with bleeding and placenta abruption. Doha Madani, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022 The baby, who was subsequently delivered early, had not been getting oxygen due to a placental abruption caused by the crash, the affidavit said. Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 18 Mar. 2022 Additionally, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine reports that fibroids can increase your risk for placental problems, including placental abruption and placenta previa. Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 1 Nov. 2021 Those emergencies can include induction, emergency C-section, hemorrhaging after birth, eclampsia, placental abruption, or the immediate need of a large medical team in a way that was unknown prior to labor or delivery. Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 10 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Latin abruptiōn-, abruptiō, from abrup-, variant stem of abrumpere "to break off short" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns — more at abrupt
First Known Use
1606, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
abruption
noun
ab·rup·tion a-ˈbrəp-shən, ə-
: a sudden breaking off : detachment of portions from a mass
placental abruption