Whenever you describe something by comparing it with something else, you are using figurative language. A simile uses the words like or as to compare one object or idea with another to suggest they are alike.lliteration. The repetition of the same initial letter, sound, or group of sounds in a series of words. Alliteration includes tongue twisters. Example: She sells seashells by the seashore.
placenta previa. [prÄâ²vÄÂ·É]. a condition of pregnancy in which the placenta is implanted abnormally in the uterus so that it impinges on or covers the internal os of the uterine cervix. It is the most common cause of painless bleeding in the third trimester of pregnancy. Its cause is unknown.
The following have been identified as risk factors for placenta previa: Previous placenta previa (recurrence rate 4â8%), caesarean delivery, myomectomy or endometrium damage caused by D&C. Women who are younger than 20 are at higher risk and women older than 35 are at increasing risk as they get older.