imminent abortion

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English

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪm.ɪn.ənt əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/, /ˈɪm.ən.ənt əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Noun

imminent abortion (plural imminent abortions)

  1. (medicine) An impending miscarriage indicated by bleeding and pain along with an effaced cervix.

References

  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7