HyperDic: miscarriage

English > 2 senses of the word miscarriage:
NOUNeventmiscarriage, abortionfailure of a plan
actmiscarriage, spontaneous abortion, stillbirtha natural loss of the products of conception
miscarriage > pronunciation
Soundsmihskeh'rahjh
Rhymesacreage ... wreckage: 85 rhymes with ahjh...
English > miscarriage: 2 senses > noun 1, event
Meaningfailure of a plan.
Synonymabortion
BroaderfailureAn event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
Spanishaborto
Catalanavortament
Verbsmiscarrybe unsuccessful
English > miscarriage: 2 senses > noun 2, act
MeaningA natural loss of the products of conception.
Synonymsspontaneous abortion, stillbirth
Narrowerhabitual abortionrepeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason)
imminent abortion, threatened abortionThe appearance of symptoms that signal the impending loss of the products of conception
incomplete abortion, partial abortiontermination of pregnancy without expulsion of all of the products of conception
Broaderabortiontermination of pregnancy
Oppositelive birthThe birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
Spanishaborto espontáneo, aborto, mortinatalidad, mortinato
Catalanavortament
Verbsmiscarrysuffer a miscarriage

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