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 [sho]
appearance of blood forerunning labor or menstruation.
bloody show vaginal discharge of blood-tinged mucus; it usually means that the cervix has dilated somewhat and the onset of labor is imminent.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
Obstetrics A blood-tinged mucus cervical plug that filled the cervical canal during pregnancy which is a classic sign of impending labor; BS also refers to the beginning of menstruation
Vox populi—UK A public performance or spectacle which is not received with the hoped-for enthusiasm
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bloody show

Obstetrics A blood-tinged mucus cervical plug that filled the cervical canal during pregnancy, which is a classic sign of impending labor; BS also refers to the beginning of menstruation
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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