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spontaneous abortion

American

noun

miscarriage.

spontaneous abortion Scientific

/ spŏn-tā′nē-əs /

See miscarriage

spontaneous abortion Cultural

A miscarriage or stillbirth. (See abortion.)(see also abortion.)

Example Sentences

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Indeed, the medical term for a miscarriage that occurs naturally is "spontaneous abortion."

From Salon • Mar. 3, 2023

Usually, the immune system keeps the parasite in check, but it can cause spontaneous abortion and other serious problems during pregnancy.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 24, 2022

And a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine the same year found that the risk of spontaneous abortion after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination was consistent with the expected risk of spontaneous abortion.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Toxicology researchers led by Andrei Tchernitchin of the University of Chile found enough evidence linking spontaneous abortion and a type of tear gas to convince the Chilean government to suspend tear gas use in 2011.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2022

Some delicate ladies are perpetually liable to spontaneous abortion, before the third, or after the seventh, month of gestation.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

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