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habitual abortion
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ha·bit·u·al abortion (h-bch-l)
n.
Three or more consecutive spontaneous abortions that occur at about the same stage of pregnancy.
habitual abortion Recurrent abortion Obstetrics The loss of ≥ 3 consecutive pregnancies, or ≥ 3 spontaneous abortions with no intervening pregnancies Factors Stress, nutritional status; occur in ±1:200 ♀. See Abortion.


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