miscarriage
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈmɪsˌkær.ɪdʒ/us/ˈmɪsˌker.ɪdʒ/an early,unintentionalend to apregnancywhen thefoetusisborntoo early anddiesbecause it has notdevelopedenough:
Theamniocentesistestcarriesasignificantriskof miscarriage.羊膜穿刺测试很可能会造成流产。
Ihadtwo miscarriages before I gavebirthto mydaughter.生我女儿之前,我曾两度流产。
Synonym
spontaneous abortion
Compare
abortion(END OF PREGNANCY)
stillbirth
Obstetrics: pregnancy
- antenatally
- baby brain
- broodiness
- carry
- child
- expected
- morning sickness
- pregnancy
- pregnant
- pro-abortion
- pro-life
- pudding
- reconceive
- right to life
- spout
- stretch marks
- surrogate
- trimester
- trouble
- unborn