DECOLLEMENT DU PLACENTA
\dɪkˈɒlmənt dˈuː pləsˈɛntə], \dɪkˈɒlmənt dˈuː pləsˈɛntə], \d_ɪ_k_ˈɒ_l_m_ə_n_t d_ˈuː p_l_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\
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is the separation or detachment of the whole or part of the placenta from the inner surface of the uterus. Decollement, from de, 'from,' and collum, 'the neck,' 'obtruncatio, also means the separation of the head of the foetus from the trunk, the latter remaining in the uterus.
By Robley Dunglison
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