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incomplete abortion

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in·com·plete abortion (nkm-plt)
n.
Abortion in which all of the products of conception are not expelled from the uterus.
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Food and Drug Administration regulations require that mifepristone be prescribed by or under the supervision of a physician who has the ability to provide surgical intervention in case of incomplete abortion or severe bleeding, or has made plans to provide such care through others.
Advanced practice clinicians' interest in providing medical abortion: ... by Miller, Suellen / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
The researchers concluded that use of vacuum aspiration to terminate first-trimester pregnancies was faster and safer than dilation and sharp curettage, which was until then conventionally used to perform first-trimester abortion and to treat incomplete abortions.
The public health impact of legal abortion: 30 years later. (Comment) by Schulz, Kenneth F. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
The higher rate in women in the medical group was primarily due to a higher rate of incomplete abortion requiring surgery;, this complication occurred in one in every five women in this group.
Complication rate is lower for surgical than medical second-trimester ... by London, S. / Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
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