| abortion, habitual | The miscarriage of 3 or more consecutive pregnancies. Recurrent abortion can be identically defined as 3 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) with no intervening pregnancies. Habitual or recurrent abortion is a form of infertility. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| abortion, incomplete | Abortion in which not all the products of conception have been expelled. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, induced | Intentional removal of a foetus from the uterus by any of a number of techniques. (popline, 1978) (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, legal | Termination of pregnancy under conditions allowed under local laws. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, missed | The retention in the uterus of a dead foetus two months or more after its death. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, multiple | Couples who have had 2 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, recurrent | See Abortion, habitual. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, septic | Infected abortion in which there is dissemination of microorganisms and their products into the maternal systemic circulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, therapeutic | Abortion induced to save the life or health of a pregnant woman. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, threatened | Condition of vaginal bleeding with or without pain in early pregnancy which may presage an abortion. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortion, veterinary | Premature expulsion of the foetus in animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| abortionist | One who interrupts a pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortive | 1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. 2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. 3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. "Plunged in that abortive gulf." 4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. "An abortive enterprise." 5. <biology> Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc. 6. <medicine> Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever. Origin: L. Abortivus, fr. Aboriri. See Abort. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. 2. A fruitless effort or issue. 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| abortive neurofibromatosis | incomplete neurofibromatosis |
| abortive transduction | Transduction in which the genetic fragment from the donor bacterium is not integrated in the genome of the recipient bacterium, and, when the latter divides, is transmitted to only one of the daughter cells. (05 Mar 2000) |