imminent abortion

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈɪm.ɪn.ənt əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/, /ˈɪm.ən.ənt əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ === Noun === imminent abortion (plural imminent abortions) (medicine) An impending miscarriage indicated by bleeding and pain along with an effaced cervix. === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7