English

Noun

missed abortion ‎(plural missed abortions)

1. (medicine) A miscarriage where the products of that miscarriage are not expelled.

Synonyms

• delayed miscarriage
• early fetal demise
• missed miscarriage
• overdue abortion
• prolonged abortion
• silent miscarriage

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References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, ISBN 0-8036-8313-8, published 1993, page 7