Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun placenta_previa

1 sense of placenta previa

Sense 1
placenta previa -- (pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part); can cause bleeding late in pregnancy; delivery by cesarean section may be necessary)
       => pregnancy, gestation, maternity -- (the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus)