The sudden breaking away or tearing off of something, especially used in medical contexts like placental abruption during pregnancy.
From Latin 'abruptio', formed from 'abruptus' (broken off) with the Latin suffix '-io' indicating an action or state, adopted into English medical vocabulary.
Placental abruption was once a hidden maternal killer—women died without doctors understanding why until they developed imaging to see the sudden detachment of the placenta from the uterus.
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