Medical Subject Headings

Last uploaded: March 22, 2026
Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005322
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D005322
Preferred Name

Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes

Definitions
Spontaneous tearing of the membranes surrounding the FETUS any time before the onset of OBSTETRIC LABOR. Preterm PROM is membrane rupture before 37 weeks of GESTATION.
Synonyms
Premature Rupture of Membrane (Pregnancy)
PROM (Pregnancy)
Membrane Premature Rupture (Pregnancy)
PPROM
PROM, Preterm (Pregnancy)
Preterm PROM (Pregnancy)
Membrane Premature Ruptures (Pregnancy)
Preterm Premature Rupture of the Membranes
Fetal Membranes, Premature Rupture
Preterm Premature Rupture of Fetal Membranes
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