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Definition: Spontaneous Abortion |
Spontaneous AbortionNoun1. A natural loss of the products of conception. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | The non-induced birth of an embryo or of fetus prior to the stage of viability at about 20 weeks of gestation. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: Spontaneous AbortionSynonyms: miscarriage (n), stillbirth (n). (additional references) |
| Antonym: live birth (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Spontaneous Abortion |
| English words defined with "spontaneous abortion": Bang's disease, brucellosis ♦ contagious abortion ♦ habitual abortion. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "spontaneous abortion": Lupus Coagulation Inhibitor ♦ Pregnancy Outcome. (references) |
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Health | They can cause spontaneous abortion or death. (references) | |
STDs in pregnant women are associated with a number of adverse outcomes, including spontaneous abortion and infection in the newborn. (references) | ||
Heroin abuse is associated with serious health conditions, including fatal overdose, spontaneous abortion, collapsed veins, and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
spontaneous abortion | 55 |
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| Language | Translations for "spontaneous abortion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | spontan abort (abortion, miscarriage), tab (loss), abort (abortion, failure, miscarriage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | spontane abortus (abortion, miscarriage), partus immaturus (abortion, miscarriage, untimely delivery), miskraam (abortion, failure, miscarriage), abortus (abortion, failure, miscarriage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | fausse couche, avortement spontané, avortement involontaire, avortement. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | spontaner Abort (abortion, miscarriage), Spontanabort (abortion, miscarriage), natürlicher Abort (abortion, miscarriage), Fehlgeburt (abortion, miscarriage), Abortus (abortion, miscarriage, untimely delivery), Abort (abort, abortion, lavatory, miscarriage, privy, toilet), Abgang (daparture, departure, discharging, dismount, dispatch, exit, leaving, miscarriage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | αποβολή (abortion, elimination, expulsion, miscarriage), αυτόματος έκτρωση (abortion, miscarriage), αυτόματος εκβολή (abortion, miscarriage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | aborto spontaneo (abortion, miscarriage), aborto (abortion, failure, freak, miscarriage). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ontaneousspay abortionay aborto espontâneo (misbirth, miscarriage), aborto (abort, abortion, freak, monster). (various references) aborto espontáneo (miscarriage), aborto (abort, abortion, failure, misbirth, miscarriage, scrub). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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