spontaneous abortion

spontaneous abortion

n.
See miscarriage.
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Noun1.spontaneous abortion - a natural loss of the products of conceptionspontaneous abortion - a natural loss of the products of conception
stillbirth, miscarriage
abortion - termination of pregnancy
habitual abortion - repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
imminent abortion, threatened abortion - the appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
incomplete abortion, partial abortion - termination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
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