Definition of Imminent abortion

1. Noun. The appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception.


Medical Definition of Imminent abortion

1. An impending abortion characterised by copious vaginal bleeding, uterine contractions, and cervical dilation. Synonym: imminent abortion. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Imminent abortion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Medical Gynecology by Howard Atwood Kelly (1912)
"The size of the uterus as compared with the time of probable pregnancy should always be considered most carefully. When the diagnosis of imminent abortion ..."

2. The principles and practice of medical jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1873)
"According to M. Millet, in commenced or imminent abortion, ergot procures a safe and prompt termination; and he never met with a case in..which it injured ..."

3. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, John James Reese (1873)
"According to M. Millet, in commenced, or imminent abortion, ergot procures a safe and prompt termination ; and he never met with a case in which it injured ..."

4. Medical jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor, Edward Hartshorne (1861)
"According to M. Millet, in commenced or imminent abortion, ergot procures a safe and prompt termination. He has never met with a case in which it has ..."

5. Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal (1837)
"During imminent abortion, and in other morbid states, he has found the vaginal pulse to be quicker than the radial. Dr Montgomery confesses that he has not ..."

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