imminent abortion

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