vasa previa

[ prē′vē-ə ]

n.

The presentation of the umbilical blood vessels in advance of the fetal head during labor.

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Words nearby vasa previa

vas, vasa brevia, vasal, vasa murrhina, vasana, vasa previa, vasa recta, Vasarely, Vasari, vasa vasorum, Vasco da Gama
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