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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.)

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But in her medical charts, which Joshua later obtained from the hospital, staff wrote "it appears that she is having a miscarriage," and diagnosed her as having a "complete or unspecified spontaneous abortion without complication."

From Salon • Jan. 19, 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

In reality, a 2021 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that COVID-19 vaccine exposure did not increase the odds of a spontaneous abortion.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022

Medically, abortion is the early termination of a pregnancy, by natural means — spontaneous abortion, or miscarriage — or by human intervention with medication or an invasive procedure.

From Scientific American • Jun. 27, 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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