incomplete abortion
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of incomplete abortion
First recorded in 1850–55
Example Sentences
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She took abortion pills ordered online when she found out she was pregnant, and, like Thurman, had an incomplete abortion.
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She took abortion pills ordered online, and, like Thurman, had an incomplete abortion.
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She took abortion pills ordered online, but, like Thurman, had an incomplete abortion.
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Amber Thurman, 28, languished in a suburban Atlanta hospital for 20 hours before doctors performed a D&C to treat sepsis that resulted from an incomplete abortion.
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Patients who induce abortions with only misoprostol are more likely to experience side effects like discomfort, cramps, vomiting, fevers and incomplete abortion.
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