rupture of membranes

English

Noun

rupture of membranes (usually uncountable, plural ruptures of membranes)

  1. (medicine) The rupture of the amniotic sac, whether naturally at the onset of labour, occurring prematurely, or artificially induced.
    Synonyms: ROM (initialism), amniorrhexis, breaking water
    Hypernym: rupture
    Hyponyms: PPROM < PROM

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