| SAB | Scientific Advisory Board; serum albumin; significant asymptomatic bacteriuria; sinoatrial block; So... |
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| SAb | spontaneous abortion |
| STA | second trimester abortion; serum thrombotic accelerator; superficial temporal artery |
| TA | alkaline tuberculin; arterial tension; axillary temperature; tactile afferent; Takayasu arteritis; t... |
| TAb | therapeutic abortion |
| abortion rate | The number of abortions per 1000 terminated pregnancies during a given period of time. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| 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) |
| accidental abortion | Abortion due to a fall, blow, or other injury. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ampullar abortion | Abortion resulting from pregnancy in the ampulla of the fallopian tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vibrionic abortion | <veterinary> The abortion of cattle or sheep caused by Campylobacter foetus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| menstrual extraction abortion | A technique for aspiration of early products of conception from the uterus a few days after the first missed menstrual period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| missed abortion | An abortion in which the foetus dies in utero but the product of conception is retained in utero for two months or longer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| complete abortion | The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a foetus or embryo, complete expulsion of any other product of gestation. (e.g., hydatidiform mole). (05 Mar 2000) |
| criminal abortion | Termination of pregnancy without legal justification. Synonym: illegal abortion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| habitual abortion | A condition in which a woman has had three or more consecutive, spontaneous abortion's. (05 Mar 2000) |
| septic abortion | An infectious abortion complicated by fever, endometritis, and parametritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spontaneous abortion | The sudden unplanned evacuation of the uterus. (27 Sep 1997) |