succenturiate

succenturiate

English

Etymology

From Latin succentūriō (“to add soldiers to fill up a century; to substitute”), from Latin succinĕre + -ure +‎ -i- +‎ -ate, from sub- (“under”) +‎ canĕre (“to sing”).

Adjective

succenturiate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Describing a small lobe that is sometimes attached to a placenta
    • 2015 August 12, “Efficacy of Intrauterine Bakri Balloon Tamponade in Cesarean Section for Placenta Previa Patients”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      No additional gross placental abnormalities, such as succenturiate lobe, vasa previa, or eccentric cord insertion, were identified in these cases.
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