missed abortion
[ mĭst ]
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n.
An abortion in which the fetus dies but is retained within the uterus for two months or longer.
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Words nearby missed abortion
missa cantata, missal, missal stand, missay, miss by a mile, missed abortion, missed labor, misseem, mis-sell, missel thrush, missend
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