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Definition of Spontaneous abortion
1. Noun. A natural loss of the products of conception.
Generic synonyms: Abortion
Specialized synonyms: Habitual Abortion, Imminent Abortion, Threatened Abortion, Incomplete Abortion, Partial Abortion
Derivative terms: Miscarry
Antonyms: Live Birth
Definition of Spontaneous abortion
1. Noun. (medicine) A miscarriage. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Spontaneous abortion
1. The sudden unplanned evacuation of the uterus. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spontaneous Abortion
Literary usage of Spontaneous abortion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Theoretical and practical treatise on midwifery: Including the Diseases of by Pierre Cazeaux, Étienne Tarnier, William R. Bullock (1868)
"We shall retain this division for etio- logical purposes. § 1. CAUSES OF SPONTANEOUS
ABORTION. [Tlie causes of spontaneous abortion may be sought for ..."
2. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1910)
"According to the statistics of various observers, spontaneous abortion occurs in
one out of every four to eight pregnant women, and these figures do, ..."
3. Adaptive Statistical Procedures and Related Topics: Proceedings of a by Herbert Robbins, John Van Ryzin (1986)
"When marginal age-specific rates of spontaneous abortion are studied (as a
proportion of spontaneous abortions plus term births), the risk is observed to ..."
4. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"spontaneous abortion The most common cause of spontaneous abortion is a genetic
... Risk factors for spontaneous abortion include age, maternal illness, ..."
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