habitual abortion

English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (US) IPA(key): /həˈbɪt͡ʃ.u.l̩ əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/, /həˈbɪt͡ʃ.ju.l̩ əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/

Noun edit

habitual abortion (plural habitual abortions)

  1. (medicine) The third (or later) of a set of spontaneous abortions that occur simultaneously.

References edit

  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7