threatened abortion
threatened abortion · threatened abortions
A condition approximating an imminent abortion, where there is bleeding but the fetus…A condition approximating an imminent abortion, where there is bleeding but the fetus remains attached to the uterine wall.
US/ˈθɹɛt.n̩d əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
Meaning
1 sensesA condition approximating an imminent abortion, where there is bleeding but the fetus remains attached to the uterine wall.
More definitions
- the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
Forms
plural: threatened abortions| Singular | threatened abortion |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception:imminent abortion