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mis·car·riage
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abortion
If a woman has an abortion, she ends her pregnancy deliberately so that the baby is not born alive. -
abortus
an aborted human fetus, esp one that is less than 12 weeks old or weighs less than 17 oz -
diethylstilbestrol
a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES. -
ectrodactylism
the congenital absence of part or all of one or more fingers or toes. -
incomplete abortion
a miscarriage in which some fetal or placental tissue remains in the uterus. -
miscarry
to have a miscarriage of a fetus.