threatened abortion

Definitions of threatened abortion
  1. noun
    the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
    synonyms: imminent abortion
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    type of:
    miscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirth
    a natural loss of the products of conception
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