HyperDic: stillbirth

English > 1 sense of the word stillbirth:
NOUNactstillbirth, spontaneous abortion, miscarriagea natural loss of the products of conception
English > stillbirth: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA natural loss of the products of conception.
Synonymsspontaneous abortion, miscarriage
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

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