See Also: Placenta previa(health)
Placenta previa(medicine)
central placenta previa(medicine)
placenta previa partialis(medicine)
placenta previa marginalis(medicine)
total placenta previa(medicine)
placenta previa centralis(medicine)
spontaneous correction of placenta previa(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
vasa previa(medicine)

Placenta previa (medicine)


placenta previa
<obstetrics> The anatomic positioning of the placenta over the cervical os (opening to the birth canal). This is an important cause of painless third trimester bleeding in the pregnant female. Many cases of placenta previa will require cesarean section delivery.