habitual abortion

English

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /həˈbɪt͡ʃ.u.l̩ əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/, /həˈbɪt͡ʃ.ju.l̩ əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Noun

habitual abortion (plural habitual abortions)

  1. (medicine) The third (or later) of a set of spontaneous abortions that occur simultaneously.

References
  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, page 7
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