missed abortion
English
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /mɪst əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
Noun
missed abortion (plural missed abortions)
- (medicine) A miscarriage where the products of that miscarriage are not expelled.
Synonyms
- delayed miscarriage
- early fetal demise
- missed miscarriage
- overdue abortion
- prolonged abortion
- silent miscarriage
Translations
miscarriage where the products of that miscarriage are not expelled
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References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 7