spontaneous abortion
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Spontaneous abortion — A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. Spontaneous abortion occurs in at least 15 20% of all recognized pregnancies and usually takes… … Medical dictionary
spontaneous abortion — noun a natural loss of the products of conception • Syn: ↑miscarriage, ↑stillbirth • Ant: ↑live birth (for: ↑stillbirth) • Derivationally related forms: ↑miscarry … Useful english dictionary
spontaneous abortion — natural abortion, miscarriage … English contemporary dictionary
spontaneous abortion — miscarriage (def. 1). * * * … Universalium
Spontaneous — means a self generated event, typically requiring no outside influence or help.The word spontaneous may also refer to:* Spontaneous abortion * Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis * Spontaneous combustion * Spontaneous emission * Spontaneous fission … Wikipedia
Abortion — Induced abortion Classification and external resources ICD 10 O04 … Wikipedia
Abortion-breast cancer hypothesis — The abortion breast cancer (ABC) hypothesis (supporters call it the abortion breast cancer link) posits that induced abortion increases the risk of developing breast cancer;] Meta analysisBeralIn March 2004, Dr. Beral et al. published a study in… … Wikipedia
Abortion — In medicine, an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus, fetal membranes, and placenta) from the uterus. It is the loss of a pregnancy and does not refer to why that pregnancy was lost. A spontaneous abortion is… … Medical dictionary
abortion — /euh bawr sheuhn/, n. 1. Also called voluntary abortion. the removal of an embryo or fetus from the uterus in order to end a pregnancy. 2. any of various surgical methods for terminating a pregnancy, esp. during the first six months. 3. Also… … Universalium
Abortion, spontaneous — A miscarriage, that is, any pregnancy that is not viable (the fetus cannot survive) or in which the fetus is born before the 20th week of pregnancy. Spontaneous abortion occurs in at least 15 20% of all recognized pregnancies and usually takes… … Medical dictionary
