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.
Placenta previa is a condition in which your placenta grows near or over your cervix (opening of your uterus). The placenta forms during pregnancy and provides oxygen and nutrition to your unborn baby. The placenta also removes waste products from the fetus.