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missed labor

n.

A condition in which a pregnant woman experiences uterine contractions at the normal term, but the contractions soon stop, and the fetus is retained, usually lifeless, within the uterus for an indefinite period.

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Nearby words

  1. missa cantata,
  2. missal,
  3. missal stand,
  4. missay,
  5. missed abortion,
  6. misseem,
  7. missel,
  8. missel thrush,
  9. missend,
  10. missense
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