abruption

American  

[uh-bruhp-shuhn] / əˈbrʌp ʃən /

noun

1. a sudden breaking off.

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abruption British  

/ əˈbrʌpʃən /

noun

1. a breaking off of a part or parts from a mass

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Etymology

Origin of abruption

First recorded in 1600–10, abruption is from the Latin word abruptiōn- (stem of abruptiō ). See abrupt, -ion

Example Sentences

She said: "I later found out that an accident is one of the main causes of a placental abruption. Which is how we actually lost our son. They didn't listen at all."

From BBC

The court heard that in all three cases the mothers suffered a placental abruption, a serious condition in which the placenta starts to come away from the wall of the womb.

From BBC

Here, the organ is typically only examined after a poor pregnancy outcome, such as stillbirth or placental abruption, in which the placenta pulls away from the uterus wall and causes heavy bleeding.

From Salon

On that occasion, the family had received good, prompt care after Phoebe had suffered a placental abruption - a serious condition in which the placenta starts to come away from the inside of the womb wall.

From BBC

BBC News understands that one common theme that the CQC is investigating is whether staff could have spotted that the three mothers all had placental abruptions and delivered the babies sooner.

From BBC