"Placenta, Retained" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A placenta that fails to be expelled after BIRTH of the FETUS. A PLACENTA is retained when the UTERUS fails to contract after the delivery of its content, or when the placenta is abnormally attached to the MYOMETRIUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D018457
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C13.703.590.767
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| Concept/Terms |
Placenta, Retained- Placenta, Retained
- Placentas, Retained
- Retained Placentas
- Retained Placenta
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