Postpartum hemorrhagePPH
Also called Heavy bleeding after birth
Obstetrics & GynecologyEmergency MedicineEssential
Excessive blood loss following childbirth, after either vaginal delivery or cesarean section, constituting an obstetric emergency.
Korean
산후출혈
분만 후 발생하는 과다 출혈; 질분만과 제왕절개 모두에서 나타날 수 있는 산과적 응급 상황.
French
Hémorragie du post-partum
Perte sanguine excessive survenant après un accouchement par voie basse ou par césarienne, constituant une urgence obstétricale.
Word parts
post-Prefix(Latin) Afterpart/oRoot(Latin) Childbirth, laborhem/oRoot(Greek: hem/o, hemat/o) Blood-rrhageSuffix(Greek) Excessive flow