threatened abortion

== English == === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈθɹɛt.n̩d əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/ === Noun === threatened abortion (plural threatened abortions) (medicine) A condition approximating an imminent abortion, where there is bleeding but the fetus remains attached to the uterine wall. === References === Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7