Threatened Abortion (Noun)
Meaning
The appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with a threatened abortion after experiencing vaginal bleeding and pelvic pain during her first trimester.
- Threatened abortion is a common complication of early pregnancy, occurring in up to 20% of all pregnancies.
- A threatened abortion is characterized by the presence of vaginal bleeding, with or without abdominal pain, in a pregnant woman.
- The obstetrician reassured the anxious couple that a threatened abortion did not necessarily mean that a miscarriage would occur.
- The risk of a threatened abortion is higher in women who have a history of previous miscarriages or cervical insufficiency.