ketuban pecah dini

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of ketuban (“amniotic fluid”) +‎ pecah (“rupture”) +‎ dini (“early”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəˈtuban pəˈt͡ʃah ˈdini]

Noun

ketuban pecah dini (uncountable)

1. (pathology, obstetrics) premature rupture of the membranes: breakage of the amniotic sac before the onset of labor.

   Synonym: ruptur awal membran (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “ketuban pecah dini” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.